Life Science Identifier (LSID):

urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:a3a175f1-4cd6-44cf-bd18-b2ed6992fd4c

LSIDs are persistent, location-independent,resource identifiers for uniquely naming biologically significant resources including species names, concepts, occurrences, genes or proteins, or data objects that encode information about them. To put it simply, LSIDs are a way to identify and locate pieces of biological information on the web.

Data Links

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WMS

To use WMS services, copy and paste the following GetCapabilities URL into your OGC client (e.g. uDIG, ESRI ArcGIS)
http://biocache.ala.org.au/ws/ogc/ows?q=species:Pseudophryne corroboree
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Species presence: Recorded In Australia; Terrestrial Habitats

Conservation status: AUEndangered; NSWCritically Endangered; IUCNCritically Endangered

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Description

Corroborree frogs are quite unusual in their nature. Not only do they not start breeding until four years of age, they also hibernate during winter under whatever shelter they can find. This may be snow gum trees, or bits of bark or fallen leaves. Males stay with the egg nests and may breed with many females over the course of one season.... source: Wikipedia

The Corroboree Frog is a black frog with bold yellow striped markings. The word Corroboree is an Aboriginal word for a gathering or meeting where traditionally the attendees paint themselves with markings. source: OZ Animals

The Southern Corroboree Frog has bright yellow longitudinal stripes alternating with black stripes on its back, and has black, yellow and white blotches underneath. Adults reach a length of 2.5 - 3 cm. The call is a short "squelch". The tadpoles are dark brown to black and begin to show the characteristic patterning at later stages as the legs develop.... source: Office of Environment and Heritage

Online resources

Encyclopedia of Life: Description
OZ Animals: Description, Distribution, Habitat, Diet, Reproduction
Office of Environment and Heritage: Description, Distribution, Habitat, Threats
Wikipedia: Description, Distribution, Morphology, Conservation, Reference

Species Lists

Australian iconic species

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Names and sources

Accepted name	Source
Pseudophryne corroboree	Australian Faunal Directory

Common Names

Common name	Source
Southern Corroboree Frog Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Office of Environment and Heritage Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities Office of Environment and Heritage Australian Faunal Directory
Corroboree Frog Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	International Union for Conservation of Nature OZ Animals

Working classification

kingdom: ANIMALIA

Occurrence records

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Name references found in the Biodiversity Heritage Library

Name references found in the TROVE - NLA

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Pseudophryne corroboree Moore, 1953

Southern Corroboree Frog