Litoria castanea

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Overview

Critically Endangered

Common Names

Description

Habitat

Biome: Terrestrial ; Freshwater

Ecology: Litoria castanea occupies similar habitat to L. aurea and L. raniformis which includes permanent ponds , swamps , lagoons , farm dams and the still backwaters of rivers usually with tall reeds present (Courtice and Grigg 1975; White and Ehmann 1997a, b ). The species was also found in ponds or slow moving streams with overhanging grassy banks in the absence of reed beds (Courtice and Grigg 1975). Litoria castanea was found to over-winter in the hollow centres of rotting logs and in the earth surrounding the roots of uprooted trees (Courtice and Grigg 1975), and in the base of sedge tussocks (Humphries 1979). Little is known about the biology of this species; however, it is likely to be similar to that of L. aurea and L. raniformis (Gillespie, Osborne and McElhinney 1995). Individuals reach sexual maturity at three years and live for six years.[1]


List of Habitats:4.4Grassland - Temperate 5.1Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls ) 5.2Wetlands (inland) - Seasonal/Intermittent/Irregular Rivers/Streams/Creeks 5.4Wetlands (inland) - Bogs , Marshes, Swamps, Fens , Peatlands 5.5Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) 5.6Wetlands (inland) - Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) 5.7Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) 5.8Wetlands (inland) - Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) 15.2Artificial/Aquatic - Ponds (below 8ha)

Taxonomy

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 03-Feb-2005

Similar Species

Members of the genus Litoria

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 172 species and subspecies in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

L. adelaidensis (Slender Tree Frog) · L. alboguttata · L. albogutttata (Malayan Silver-Biddy) · L. albolabris · L. amboinensis · L. andiirrmalin (Cape Melville Treefrog) · L. angiana · L. angularis · L. arfakiana · L. aruensis · L. auae · L. aurea (Golden Bell Frog) · L. aurea aurea · L. australis · L. barringtonensis · L. becki · L. bibonius · L. bicolor (Green Reed Frog) · L. bicolor group · L. booroolongensis (Booroolong Frog) · L. brevipalmata (Green-Thighed Frog) · L. brevipoda · L. brongersmai · L. bulmeri · L. burrowsae (Burrows Tree Frog) · L. caerulea (Australian Green Tree Frog) · L. capitula · L. castanea (Yellow-Spotted Tree Frog) · L. cavernicola (Cave-Dwelling Frog) · L. chloris (Red-Eyed Green Treefrog) · L. chloronota · L. citropa (Blue Mountains Tree Frog) · L. congenita · L. contrastens · L. cooloolensis (Cooloola Sedgefrog) · L. coplandi (Copland's Rock Frog) · L. corbeni · L. cyclorhyncha (Lantern Fish) · L. cyclorhynchus (Spotted-Thighed Frog) · L. dahli · L. dahlii (Dahl's Aquatic Frog) · L. darlingtoni · L. daviesae · L. dayi · L. dentata (Bleating Tree Frog) · L. dorsalis · L. dorsivena · L. electrica (Buzzing Tree Frog) · L. elkae · L. elkeae · L. eucnemis (Fringed Tree Frog) · L. eucnemis-x · L. everetti · L. ewingi · L. ewingii (Southern Brown Tree Frog) · L. exophthalmia · L. fallax (Eastern Dwarf Tree Frog) · L. flavescens · L. freycineti (Freycinet's Frog) · L. fritinnientis · L. genimaculata (Green-Eyed Treefrog) · L. gilleni (Centralian Tree Frog) · L. glandulosa · L. glauerti · L. gracilenta (Dainty Green Tree Frog) · L. graminea · L. granulosa · L. grisea · L. havina · L. hoiebiana · L. impura · L. inermis (Bumpy Rocket Frog) · L. infrafrenata (Giant Treefrog) · L. infrafrenata infrafrenata · L. infrafrenata infrafreneta · L. infrafrenata militaria · L. iris · L. javana · L. jenolanensis · L. jervisiensis (Heath Frog) · L. jeudii · L. jungguy · L. kumae · L. latopalmata (Broad-Palmed Frog) · L. lesueuri (Stony Creek Frog) · L. lesueurii (Lesueur's Frog) · L. leucova · L. littlejohni (Heath Frog) · L. longicrus · L. longirostris (Long-Snouted Frog) · L. lorica (Armoured Frog) · L. louisiadensis · L. lutea · L. macki · L. macrops · L. maculata · L. majikthise · L. meiriana (Rockhole Frog) · L. microbelos (Javelin Frog) · L. micromembrana

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Further Reading

• Amphibian Data. For additional documentation about utilization and CITES status, click on the Global Amphibian Assessment (GAA) link above to see the GAA account for this species or alternatively follow this link to the search function on the Global Amphibian Assessment web site and run your own search.
• Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. (compilers and editors) 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
• Barker, J., Grigg, G. and Tyler, M. 1995. A Field Guide to Australian Frogs. Surrey Beatty and Sons Pty Ltd, New South Wales.
• Courtice, G.P. and Grigg, G.C. 1975. A taxonomic revision of the Litoria aurea complex (Anura: Hylidae) in southeastern Australia. Australian Zoologist 18: 149-163.
• Gillespie, G.R. and Hero, J.M. 1999. Potential Impact of Introduced Fish and Fish Translocations on Australian Amphibians. In: Campbell, A. (ed.), Declines and Disappearances of Australian Frogs, pp. 131-144. Environment Australia, Canberra.
• Gillespie, G.R., Osborne, W.S. and McElhinney, N.A. 1995. The Conservation Status of Frogs in the Australian Alps: a Review. A Report to the Australian Alps Liaison Committee.
• Goldingay, R. and Lewis, B. 1999. Development of a conservation strategy for the Green and Golden Bell Frog Litoria aurea in the Illawarra Region of New South Wales. Australian Zoologist 31(2): 376-387.
• Groombridge, B. (ed.) 1994. 1994 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
• Heatwole, H., de Bavay, J., Webber, P. and Webb, G. 1995. Faunal survey of New England. IV. The frogs. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 38: 229-249.
• Humphries, R. 1979. Dynamics of a breeding frog community. PhD thesis, Australian National University, Canberra.
• IUCN. 2002. 2002 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. . Downloaded on 8 October 2002.
• Mahony, M. 1999. Review of the declines and disappearances within the bell frog species group (Litoria aurea species group) in Australia. In: A. Campbell (ed.), Declines and Disappearances of Australian Frogs, pp. 81-93. Environment Australia, Canberra.
• Morgan, L.A. and Buttermer, W.A. 1996. Predation by the non-native fish Gambusia holbrooki on small Litoria aurea and L. dentata tadpoles. Australian Journal of Zoology 30: 143-149.
• Osborne, W.S., Littlejohn, M.J. and Thomson, S.A. 1996. Former distribution and apparent disappearance of the Litoria aurea complex from the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. Australian Zoologist 30(2): 190-198.
• Thompson, S.A., Littlejohn, M.J., Robinson, W.A. and Osborne, W.S. 1996. Taxonomy of the Litoria aurea complex: a re-evaluation of the Southern Tablelands populations of the Australian Capital Territory and New South Wales. Australian Zoologist 30: 158-169.
• Tyler, M.J. 1997. The Action Plan for Australian Frogs. Wildlife Australia, Canberra, ACT.
• Van de Mortel, T.F. and Buttermer, W.A. 1996. Are Litoria aurea eggs more sensitive to ultrviolet-B radiation than eggs of sympatric L. peronii or L. dentata. Australian Zoologist 30: 150-157.
• Webb, C.E. and Joss, J. 1997. Does predation by the fish Gambusia holbrooki (Atheriniformes: Poecilidae) contribute to declining frog populations? Australian Zoologist 30: 316-324.
• White, A.W. and Ehmann, H. 1997. 18. New England Bell Frog, Litoria castanea/flavipunctata. In: H. Ehmann (ed.), Threatened Frogs of New South Wales: Habitats, Status and Conservation, pp. 164-169. Frog and Tadpole Study Group of New South Wales, Sydney South, Australia.
• White, A.W. and Ehmann, H. 1997. 19. Southern Highlands Bell Frog, Litoria sp. nov. In: H. Ehmann (ed.), Threatened Frogs of New South Wales: Habitats, Status and Conservation, pp. 170-175. Frog and Tadpole Study Group of New South Wales, Sydney South, Australia.

Notes

Contributors

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 3, 2006.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 05, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.
• Hines, H., Lemckert, F. & Robertson, P. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
• Hines, H., Lemckert, F. and Robertson, P. 2004. Litoria castanea. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org . Downloaded on 20 October 2006.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 05, 2008:

• Museum of Vertebrate Zoology: Terrestrial vertebrate specimens
• OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider: Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 9072672
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-662874
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 662874
• IUCN ID: 12145
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 6861

Footnotes

1. Hines, H., Lemckert, F. & Robertson, P. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008. [back]

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