Cophixalus monticola
Copyright © Michael Anthony
Status
IUCN Classification:
Endangered
(International Union for Conservation of Nature)
Bioregion occurrence:
(this is not a distribution map)
State occurrence:
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Cophixalus monticola
Family: Microhylidae
Common name: Mountain Nurseryfrog
Description: This frog is brown on its back with scattered pale pink patches. The belly is white, yellow or red-brown and smooth. The throat and sides are dark in colour. There is often a faint spot above each back leg. The skin on the back is smooth with low tubercles (lumps) or skin folds. The fingers and toes have well developed pads and no webbing.
Size: 20 mm (males)
Habitat: This frog lives in montane rainforests in northern Queensland.
Call: A short trilling sound. Call available in 
Windows Media or 
Quicktime audio. Recording Copyright © David Stewart.
Similar species: This frog can be distinguished from other species of Cophixalus by its unique 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.