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==Conservation status==
==Conservation status==
It is listed as ''Extinct'' on the [[IUCN Red List]], but is still listed as ''Endangered'' under [[Queensland]]'s [[Nature Conservation Act 1992]].
It is listed as ''Extinct'' on the [[IUCN Red List]], but is still listed as ''Endangered'' under [[Queensland]]'s [[Nature Conservation Act 1992]].
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Revision as of 14:47, 11 August 2011

Mt Glorious Day Frog
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T. diurnus
Binomial name
Taudactylus diurnus
Straughan & Lee, 1966

The Mt Glorious Day Frog, Mt Glorious Torrent Frog, or Southern Day Frog (Taudactylus diurnus) was a species of frog in the Myobatrachidae family. It was endemic to Australia. Its natural habitats were subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, and intermittent rivers. Reasons for this species decline have not been confirmed but it very likely to be a result of chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis.

Conservation status

It is listed as Extinct on the IUCN Red List, but is still listed as Endangered under Queensland's Nature Conservation Act 1992. kokpo[

Source

Frogs Australia Network Recently Extinct Animals