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List of Australian Amphibian Genera
[edit]About 230 of the world's known 5,280 species of frog occur in Australia. Compared with other countries this number is fairly low and may be related to the aridity of most of the Australian continent. Dispite the lack of species there is a great diversity of habitats that is seen among Australian frogs. Variations in rainfall, temperature, altitude and latitude have resulted in a large number of habitats, many of which Australian species inhabit.
During the 1980's declines were reported in Australian frog species. Many of the frogs that were reported as declining were high altitude creek dwelling species that had little or no contact with human activities. This indicated that habitat loss and degredation were not responsible for all the declines. The causes for the dramatic declines is unknown but the chytrid fungus may be a factor. Currently three Australian species of frogs are classified as extinct, 14 listed as critically endangered and 18 listed as endangered. Of the 14 critically extinct species 4 of them haven't been recorded for over 15 years and may now be extinct.
The Australian frog fauna are broken up into 5 families, 6 sub-families and 26 genera.
- Family - Bufonidae
- Genus - Bufo
- Family - Hylidae
- Sub-family - Pelodryadinae
- Genus - Cyclorana
- Genus - Litoria
- Genus - Nyctimystes
- Familiy - Microhylidae
- Sub-family - Genyophryninae
- Genus - Austrochaperina
- Genus - Cophixalus
- Family - Myobatrachidae
- Sub-family - Limnodynastinae
- Genus - Adelotus
- Genus - Heleioporus
- Genus - Lechriodus
- Genus - Limnodynastes
- Genus - Mixophyes
- Genus - Neobatrachus
- Genus - Notaden
- Genus - Philoria
- Sub-family - Myobatrachinae
- Genus - Arenophryne
- Genus - Assa
- Genus - Crinia
- Genus - Geocrinia
- Genus - Metacrinia
- Genus - Myobatrachus
- Genus - Paracrinia
- Genus - Pseudophryne
- Genus - Spicospina
- Genus - Taudactylus
- Genus - Uperoleia
- Sub-family - Rheobatrachinae
- Genus - Rheobatrachus
- Family - Ranidae
- Genus - Rana
| Bufonidae - Gray, 1825 | ||||||
| Genus | Common Names | Threatened Species | Example Species | Example Photo | Australian Range | |
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| Bufo Laurenti, 1768 |
True toads | Extinct - 0 Critically Endangered - 0 Endangered - 0 Vulnerable - 0 Near Threatened - 0 |
Cane Toad (Bufo marinus) | 
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| Hylidae - Rafinesque, 1815 | ||||||
| Genus | Common Names | Threatened Species | Example Species | Example Photo | Australian Range | |
| Cyclorana Steindachner, 1867 |
Water holding frogs | Extinct - 0 Critically Endangered - 0 Endangered - 0 Vulnerable - 0 Near Threatened - 0 |
Striped Burrowing Frog (Cyclorana alboguttata) | - | 
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| Litoria Tschudi, 1838 |
Tree frogs | Extinct - 0 Critically Endangered - 6 Endangered - 5 Vulnerable - 5 Near Threatened - 1 |
White's Tree Frog (Litoria caerulea) | _crop.jpg)
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| Nyctimystes Stejneger, 1916 |
Big eyed tree frogs | Extinct - 0 Critically Endangered - 1 Endangered - 0 Vulnerable - 0 Near Threatened - 0 |
Australian Lace-lid (Nyctimystes dayi ) | - | 
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| Microhylidae - Günther, 1858 | ||||||
| Genus | Common Name | Threatened Species | Example Species | Example Photo | Australian Range | |
| Austrochaperina Fry, 1912 |
Nursery frogs | Extinct - 0 Critically Endangered - 0 Endangered - 0 Vulnerable - 0 Near Threatened - 0 |
Fry's Frog (Austrochaperina fryi) | - | 
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| Cophixalus Boettger, 1892 |
Rainforest frogs | Extinct - 0 Critically Endangered - 1 Endangered - 3 Vulnerable - 3 Near Threatened - 3 |
Scanty Frog (Cophixalus exiguus) | 
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| Myobatrachidae - Schlegel, 1850 | ||||||
| Genus | Common Name | Threatened Species | Example Species | Example Photo | Australian Range | |
| Adelotus Ogilby, 1907 |
Tusked Frog | Extinct - 0 Critically Endangered - 0 Endangered - 0 Vulnerable - 0 Near Threatened - 1 |
Tusked Frog (Adelotus brevis) |  |
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| Arenophryne Tyler, 1976 |
Sandhill Frog | - | Sandhill Frog (Arenophryne rotunda) | - | 
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| Assa Tyler, 1972 |
Pouched Frog | - | Pouched Frog (Assa darlingtoni) |  |
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| Crinia Tschudi, 1838 |
Australian froglets | Extinct - 0 Critically Endangered - 0 Endangered - 0 Vulnerable - 1 Near Threatened - 0 |
Common Eastern Froglet (Crinia signifera) |  |
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| Geocrinia Blake, 1973 |
Ground froglets | Extinct - 0 Critically Endangered - 1 Endangered - 0 Vulnerable - 1 Near Threatened - 1 |
Smooth Frog (Geocrinia laevis) | - | 
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| Heleioporus Gray, 1841 |
Giant burrowing frogs | Extinct - 0 Critically Endangered - 0 Endangered - 0 Vulnerable - 1 Near Threatened - 0 |
Giant Burrowing Frog (Heleioporus australiacus) | .jpg) |
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| Lechriodus Boulenger, 1882 |
Cannibal frogs | Extinct - 0 Critically Endangered - 0 Endangered - 0 Vulnerable - 0 Near Threatened - 0 |
Fletcher's Frog (Lechriodus fletcheri) |  |
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| Limnodynastes Fitzinger, 1843 |
Australian swamp frogs | Extinct - 0 Critically Endangered - 0 Endangered - 0 Vulnerable - 0 Near Threatened - 0 |
Ornate Burrowing Frog (Limnodynastes ornatus) |  |
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| Metacrinia Parker, 1940 |
Nicholls' Toadlet | Extinct - 0 Critically Endangered - 0 Endangered - 0 Vulnerable - 0 Near Threatened - 0 |
Nicholls' Toadlet (Metacrinia nichollsi) | - | 
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| Mixophyes Günther, 1864 |
Barred frogs | Extinct - 0 Critically Endangered - 0 Endangered - 2 Vulnerable - 1 Near Threatened - 0 |
Fleay's Barred Frog (Mixophyes fleayi) |  |
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| Myobatrachus Tyler, 1976 |
Turtle Frog | Extinct - 0 Critically Endangered - 0 Endangered - 0 Vulnerable - 0 Near Threatened - 0 |
Turtle Frog (Myobatrachus gouldii) | - | 
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| Neobatrachus Peters, 1863 |
Stubby frogs | Extinct - 0 Critically Endangered - 0 Endangered - 0 Vulnerable - 0 Near Threatened - 0 |
Painted Frog (Neobatrachus pictus) | - | 
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| Notaden Günther, 1873 |
Australian spadefoot toads | Extinct - 0 Critically Endangered - 0 Endangered - 0 Vulnerable - 0 Near Threatened - 0 |
Crucifix Toad (Notaden bennettii) | - | 
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| Paracrinia Heyer and Liem, 1976 |
Haswell's Froglet | Extinct - 0 Critically Endangered - 0 Endangered - 0 Vulnerable - 0 Near Threatened - 0 |
Haswell's Froglet (Paracrinia haswelii) |  |
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| Philoria Spencer, 1901 |
Mountain frogs | Extinct - 0 Critically Endangered - 1 Endangered - 5 Vulnerable - 0 Near Threatened - 0 |
Baw Baw Frog (Philoria frosti) | - | 
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| Pseudophryne Tyler, 1976 |
Toadlets or Brood frogs | Extinct - 0 Critically Endangered - 1 Endangered - 2 Vulnerable - 1 Near Threatened - 1 |
Red-crowned Toadlet (Pseudophryne australis) |  |
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| Rheobatrachus Liem, 1973 |
Gastric brooding frogs | Extinct - 2 Critically Endangered - 0 Endangered - 0 Vulnerable - 0 Near Threatened - 0 |
Southern Gastric Brooding Frog (Rheobatrachus silus) | - | 
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| Spicospina Roberts, Horwitz, Wardell-Johnson, Maxson, and Mahony, 1997 |
Sunset Frog | Extinct - 0 Critically Endangered - 0 Endangered - 0 Vulnerable - 0 Near Threatened - 0 |
Sunset Frog (Spicospina flammocaerulea) | - | 
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| Taudactylus Straughan and Lee, 1966 |
Torrent frogs | Extinct - 1 Critically Endangered - 4 Endangered - 0 Vulnerable - 0 Near Threatened - 1 |
Eungella Torrent Frog (Taudactylus eungellensis) | - | 
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| Uperoleia Gray, 1841 |
Australian toadlets | Extinct - 0 Critically Endangered - 0 Endangered - 0 Vulnerable - 0 Near Threatened - 0 |
Smooth Toadlet (Uperoleia laevigata) | 
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| Ranidae - Rafinesque, 1815 | ||||||
| Family | Common Names | Threatened Species | Example Species | Example Photo | Australian Range | |
| Rana Linnaeus, 1758 |
True frogs | Extinct - 0 Critically Endangered - 0 Endangered - 0 Vulnerable - 0 Near Threatened - 0 |
Australian Wood Frog (Rana daemeli) | - | 
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