Cophixalus concinnus
Copyright © Hal Cogger
Distribution map
Distribution Map of Cophixalus concinnus
Copyright © Hal Cogger
Status
IUCN Classification:
Critically Endangered
(International Union for Conservation of Nature)
Bioregion occurrence:
(this is not a distribution map)
State occurrence:
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Cophixalus concinnus
Family: Microhylidae
Common names: Tapping Nurseryfrog; Elegant Frog; Beautiful Nursery-frog
Description: This frog is grey on its back with pale or orange patches. The belly is white, yellow or orange and variegated with dark brown. The skin on the back and belly is smooth. There is sometimes a pale spot in the groin. The fingers and toes have large pads and are not webbed.
Size: 25 mm
Habitat: This frog lives in montane rainforests under logs and in the leaf litter.
Call: Sounds like a number of clicks or a rattle lasting for a few seconds. Call available in 
Windows Media or 
Quicktime audio. Recording Copyright © David Stewart.
Similar species: This frog can be distinguished from Cophixalus hosmeri by its larger size and Cophixalus ornatus by its unpulsed call.
Conservation Information
Suspected threatening processes
- None stated
Population size: An estimate of the total number of adults present in the species entire range is 10001-50000 individuals, or size is unknown but suspected to be large. Factors affecting population size and distribution are unknown or unsubstantiated.
Population trend in Australia over the past 50 years: Population size stable or suspected to be stable or increasing.
Knowledge of population trend in Australia: Not currently monitored.
Population concentration: Not known to concentrate or exist in discrete locations. (e.g. the number of sites in which individuals group together either seasonally, such as breeding sites, or they may occupy discrete habitat patches within the broader landscape, such as discrete water bodies or drainage units.)
Ongoing management activities in Australia: Management mostly related to enforcement of conservation laws.
Reproductive potential for recovery: The average number of eggs deposited per adult female per year is 1-50 eggs/female/year. Minimum age at which females are known or suspected to first reproduce is 2-3 years.
Range size in Australia: The size of the geographic area over which the taxon is distributed: < 100 km².
Distribution trend: Area occupied is stable or has increased. (This is an estimate of change in the portion of the total range that is occupied or utilised; it may not equal the change in total range.)
Knowledge of distribution in Australia: Broad range limits or habitat associations are known, but local occurrence cannot be predicted accurately.
References
Barker, J., G.C. Grigg and M.J. Tyler. 1995. A Field Guide to Australian Frogs. Surrey Beatty & Sons: Chipping Norton.
Cogger, H.G. 2000. Reptiles and amphibians of Australia. Reed Books: Sydney.