Mountain mist frog

Mountain mist frog

Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Litoria
Species: L. nyakalensis
Binomial name
Litoria nyakalensis
Liem, 1974

The mountain mist frog or Nyakala frog (Litoria nyakalensis) is a species of frog in the Hylidae family, endemic to Australia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Conservation status

It is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, and as Endangered under Queensland's Nature Conservation Act 1992.

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