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Cophixalus saxatilis (Black Mountain Boulder Frog)

Wikipedia Abstract

The Black Mountain boulder frog (Cophixalus saxatilis, also known as the rock haunting frog or the Black Mountain rainforest frog) is a species of frog in the Microhylidae family. It is endemic to Australia, and its populations are now restricted to the Black Mountain (Kalkajaka) National Park, Australia. Its original habitats were subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rocky areas, and caves, now severely reduced to the "Black Mountains" 25 km south-west of Cooktown, Queensland
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EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
1
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
32
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 3.38
EDGE Score: 2.86
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Attributes

Diet [1]  Carnivore (Invertebrates)
Litter Size [1]  13
Litters / Year [1]  1
Snout to Vent Length [1]  1.575 inches (4 cm)

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Monkhouse Timber Reserve 29314 Queensland, Australia      
Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage Site 2210160 Queensland, Australia    

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Oliveira, Brunno Freire; São-Pedro, Vinícius Avelar; Santos-Barrera, Georgina; Penone, Caterina; C. Costa, Gabriel. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Sci. Data.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0