#Taudactylus

[pinnakoladda]

Quick, favorite species of frog

wahh, thats not quick answer sorry. tho i love dendrobates azureus (blue arrow poison frog), taudactylus acutirostris (sharp snouted day frog), heleophryne rosei (table mountain ghost frog), sechellophryne gardineri, boophis liami (FOR OBVIOUS REASONS + ITS A NICE FROG), tsingymantis antitra

[frogs-from-bogs]

Taudactylus acutirostris by Martin Cohen

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(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Taudactylus is a genus of frogs in the family Myobatrachidae. These frogs are endemic to rainforest areas of coastal eastern Australia, most of this genus inhabit fast flowing streams in highland area. Most members of this genus have suffered serious declines, in which the disease chytridiomycosis appears to have played a significant role: T. diurnus is believed to be extinct, while all others except T. liemi are listed as critically endangered by the IUCN. These listings are conservative, and it is likely T. acutirostris, presently listed as critically endangered, already is extinct. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); They are distinguishable from other Australian myobatrachids by the T-shaped pad at the end of each finger and toe. They are all small frog and reach no larger than 40 mm in length. The fingers and toes are unwebbed and the skin is generally smooth. The tympanum is large and is either visible or hidden. They lack vocal sacs but all species are known to call. The Eungella Torrent Frog is the only known Myobatrachid known to show its presence by the movement of its body. Of the six species in the genus Taudactylus, one of the most primitive groups of frogs in Australia, two are restricted to the Wet Tropics of Queensland. T. rheophilus had been recorded only from the Bellenden Ker Range, Lamb Range, Carbine Tableland and Thornton Peak, all recognised refugial areas but has suffered massive declines over its entire former range. Prior to 1988, T. acutirostris occurred in upland streams throughout the World Heritage Area. However, it has since suffered a dramatic decline in numbers and its status is considered critical (Ingram and McDonald 1993)The catastrophic amphibian declines which have occurred in the Wet Tropics has recently been attributed to an amphibian fungal disease caused by Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. Cause of amphibian declines identified (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); In 1992 an experimental translocation experiment was being conducted to determine the cause of population declines in T. acutirostris. Frogs and tadpoles from a stream in the north of the species range were collected and placed into observation enclosures at five sites to the south where the species had disappeared and in a control enclosure at the collection site. During this experiment, the scientist, Michael Mahony (Newcastle University) and Andrew Dennis (James Cook University, observed sick and dying frogs of T. acutirostris and several other stream frogs (Litoria rheocola, Litoria nannotis) in the enclosures and on the stream from where the frogs and tadpoles were being collected. They collected specimens and dispatched them to veterinary pathologists at James Cook University. This was the first observation of the cause of amphibian declines in Australia and directly led to the identification of a fungal pathogen (Batrachochytridium dendrobatididis) as the cause. Species Common name Binomial name Sharp-snouted Torrent Frog Taudactylus acutirostris (Andersson, 1913) Mount Glorious Torrent Frog Taudactylus diurnus (Straughan & Lee, 1966) (extinct) Eungella Torrent Frog Taudactylus eungellensis (Liem & Hosmer, 1973) Liem's Frog Taudactylus liemi (Ingram, 1980) Kroombit Tinker Frog Taudactylus pleione (Czechura, 1986) Tinkling Frog Taudactylus rheophilus (Liem & Hosmer, 1973) (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); source - Wikipedia

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Effects of Deforestation on the Extinction of Animals

Research:

·      The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has declared 665 species either completely extinct or extinct in the wild

·      Four forest-dependent species that have vanished due to habitat loss in the last 20 years

o   Formosan Clouded Leopard (Neofelis Nebulosa Brachyura) – Last official sighting of the leopard was in 1983 – Illegal logging – declared extinct in 2013

§  Island of Taiwan

o   Spix’s Macaw (Cyanopsitta Spixii) – Inspired the movie “Rio” – They were declared extinct in 2018, but estimated that between 60 and 80 individuals are still alive in captivity

§  Native to the arid lowland forests in the interior and northeast of Brazil

o   Mount Glorious Torrent Frog (Taudactylus Diurnus) – Declared extinct in 2004 (Logging in the watershed and upstream is hypothesized to have had an impact)

§  Native to 3 mountain ranges on the eastern coast of Australia (rainforest streams)

o   Cryptic Treehunter (Cichlocolaptes Mazarbarnetti) – By 2019 the IUCN declared them extinct – due to tree cover loss (deforestation)

§  Atlantic forest in Brazil

·      “As it currently stands, there are more than 26,000 species on the verge of extinction. Half of the birds that recently went extinct were native to Brazil.”

·      Spix’s Macaw was last sighted in the wild in 2000 (being raised in captivity)

·      “The Alagoas Foliage-gleaner, the Cryptic Treehunter and the Poo-uli, for example, will never be seen again.”

·      There are 51 other birds that are ‘critically endangered’

·      “New Animal Endangerment Map shows global distribution of threatened animal species”

·      2.4 billion people depend on forest and wood for energy

·      “Forest landscape restoration (FLR) is the ongoing process of regaining ecological functionality and enhancing human well-being across deforested or degraded forest landscapes.”

·      The planet is losing an estimated 137 species of plants, animals and insects every day due to deforestation” (World Animal Foundation)

·      Harpy eagle, the Amazon rainforest

o   One of the largest species in the world (currently dwindling as tree canopies disappear)

o   Their specific prey lived in the canopies as well (as that food supply decreased, the eagles did not switch to alternative prey)

o   “The eagles would then deliver prey to their hatchlings less frequently, and when they did, the animals tended to have a smaller estimated weight in landscapes with 50% to 70% deforestation, according to the study.”

o   Reseachers observed multiple eagle deaths from starvation and did not locate any nests in areas with more than 70% deforestation

·      Jaguar, the Americas

o   Found in the western hemisphere

o   They tend to live in habitat with dense tree canopy cover, such as the Amazon rainforest in Brazil

o   Accelerated deforestation continue to threaten the jaguar habitat, specially when it occurs in corridors that connect conservation areas… Without corridors to travel through, the populations can become isolated and lose genetic diversity, which could then affect the short and long-term survival of the species.

“4 Species That Went Extinct This Century Because of Forest Loss: Data and Research: Global Forest Watch Blog.” Global Forest Watch Content, 5 Jan. 2021, www.globalforestwatch.org/blog/data-and-research/four-species-that-went-extinct-this-century-because-of-forest-loss/.

“Deforestation in South America Causes Extinction of 8 Bird Species.” Inhabitat Green Design Innovation Architecture Green Building, inhabitat.com/deforestation-in-south-america-causes-extinction-of-8-bird-species/.

“International Union for Conservation of Nature.” IUCN, www.iucn.org/.

“COP26: This Is How Mass Deforestation Is Wiping out Species around the World.” ABC News, ABC News Network, abcnews.go.com/US/mass-deforestation-wiping-species-world/story?id=78564880.

McCoy, Marina. “9 Species Going Extinct Due to Habitat Destruction & Deforestation.” Vermont Woods Studios, 27 Sept. 2021, vermontwoodsstudios.com/blog/species-going-extinct-habitat-destruction-deforestation/.

“Deforestation: Clearing the Path for Wildlife Extinctions.” Wild Earth News & Facts by World Animal Foundation, www.worldanimalfoundation.org/advocate/wild-earth/params/post/1278141/deforestation-clearing-the-path-for-wildlife-extinctions.

Citizen Action Guide, www.saveamericasforests.org/pages/educationrtfacts.htm.

[snakebusters]

New taxa formally named in Australasian Journal of Herpetology, Issue 43 Published 25 April 2020

 New families

Hoserranidae Hoser, 2020 Frog

Oxyslopidae Hoser, 2020 Frog

 New Subfamilies

Hoserraninae Hoser, 2020 Frog

Oxyslopinae Hoser, 2020 Frog

 New Tribes

Hoserranini Hoser, 2020 Frog

Oxyslopini Hoser, 2020 Frog

 New Genera

Oxyslop Hoser, 2020 Frog

Scottyjamesus Hoser, 2020 Frog

 New Subgenera

Feremixophyes Hoser, 2020 Frog

Quasimixophyes Hoser, 2020 Frog

 New Species

Brachyurophis alexantenori Hoser, 2020 Snake

Brachyurophis paultamisi Hoser, 2020 Snake

Brachyurophis paulwoolfi Hoser, 2020 Snake

Brachyurophis lesshearimi Hoser, 2020 Snake

Brachyurophis richardshearimi  Hoser, 2020 Snake

Eulamprus paulwoolfi Hoser, 2020 Lizard

Intellagama wellsandwellingtonorum Hoser, 2020

Limnodynastes alexantenori Hoser, 2020 Frog

Limnodynastes cameronganti Hoser, 2020 Frog

Limnodynastes shanescarffi Hoser, 2020 Frog

Macquaria honlami Hoser, 2020 Fish

Macquaria hoserae Hoser, 2020 Fish

Mixophyes hoserae Hoser, 2020 Frog

Narophis richardwellsei Hoser, 2020 Snake

Narophis cliffrosswellingtoni Hoser, 2020 Snake

Platyplectron gerrymarantellii Hoser, 2020 Frog

Platyplectron timjamesi Hoser, 2020 Frog

Ranaster snakemansboggensis Hoser, 2020 Frog

Ranaster henrywajswelneri Hoser, 2020 Frog

Ranaster scottyjamesi Hoser, 2020 Frog

Simoselaps fukdat Hoser, 2020 Snake

 New Subspecies

Ctenophorus (Phthanodon) fordi scottgranti Hoser, 2020 Lizard

Ctenophorus (Phthanodon) fordi danielmani Hoser, 2020 Lizard

Ctenophorus (Phthanodon) fordi scottyjamesi Hoser, 2020 Lizard

Ctenophorus (Phthanodon) hawkeswoodi maryannmartinekae Hoser, 2020 Lizard

Hoserranae acutirostris shaunwhitei Hoser, 2020

Ranaster lignarius divergens Hoser, 2020

Scottyjamesus rheophilus scottyjamesi Hoser, 2020

Likely Synonyms (all)

Ctenophorus fordi scottgranti Hoser, 2020 Lizard

Ctenophorus fordi danielmani Hoser, 2020 Lizard

Ctenophorus fordi scottyjamesi Hoser, 2020 Lizard

Ctenophorus hawkeswoodi maryannmartinekae Hoser, 2020 Lizard

Limnodynastes gerrymarantellii Hoser, 2020 Frog

Limnodynastes timjamesi Hoser, 2020 Frog

Limnodynastes snakemansboggensis Hoser, 2020 Frog

Limnodynastes henrywajswelneri Hoser, 2020 Frog

Limnodynastes scottyjamesi Hoser, 2020 Frog

Limnodynastes divergens Hoser, 2020

Phthanodon fordi scottgranti Hoser, 2020 Lizard

Phthanodon fordi danielmani Hoser, 2020 Lizard

Phthanodon fordi scottyjamesi Hoser, 2020 Lizard

Phthanodon hawkeswoodi maryannmartinekae Hoser, 2020 Lizard

Ranaster divergens Hoser, 2020

Simoselaps richardwellsei Hoser, 2020 Snake

Simoselaps cliffrosswellingtoni Hoser, 2020 Snake

Taudactylus acutirostris shaunwhitei Hoser, 2020

Taudactylus rheophilus scottyjamesi Hoser, 2020

Taudactylus scottyjamesi Hoser, 2020

Taudactylus shaunwhitei Hoser, 2020

[snakemanaustralia]

New species discovered and named.

Hoser, R. T. 2020. Three new species of frog in the genus Limnodynastes Fitzinger, 1843 from east Australia, two new Platyplectron Peters, 1863 species from east Australia and three new species of Ranaster Macleay, 1878 from north Australia. LSID URN:LSID:ZOOBANK.ORG:PUB:90825970-D876-494E-B4CA-D98F28B62B9D Full text at: http://www.smuggled.com/issue-43-pages-3-14.pdfAustralasian Journal of Herpetology 43:3-14. Published 25 April 2020.

Hoser, R. T. 2020. The inevitable reassessment of the Australasian frog genera Mixophyes Günther, 1864 and Taudactylus Straughan and Lee, 1966, resulting in the formal descriptions of two new families, new subfamilies and tribes, three new genera, 2 new subgenera, 1 new species and 2 new subspecies. LSID URN:LSID:ZOOBANK.ORG:PUB:1AD72BD3-092C-49F4-9134-86FFE53EFC6F Australasian Journal of Herpetology 43:15-26. Published 25 April 2020. Full text at: http://www.smuggled.com/issue-43-pages-15-26.pdf

Hoser, R. T. 2020. Two new species of fish, previously confused with the Macquarie Perch Macquaria australasica Cuvier 1830 (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Percichthyidae) from east coast drainages in Australia. LSID URN:LSID:ZOOBANK.ORG:PUB:ACBF94DA-7399-4CFE-AAA8-2F79DA8BD287 Australasian Journal of Herpetology 43:27-32. Published 25 April 2020. Full text at: http://www.smuggled.com/issue-43-pages-27-32.pdf

Hoser, R. T. 2020. Hiding in plain sight! A new species of Water Skink Eulamprus Fitzinger, 1843 from north-east Queensland. LSID URN:LSID:ZOOBANK.ORG:PUB:BAF26B67-A02E-4FF9-9D9D-1CDEE60FE6DA Australasian Journal of Herpetology 43:33-37. Published 25 April 2020. Full text at: http://www.smuggled.com/issue-43-pages-33-37.pdf

Hoser, R. T. 2020. A new species of Water Dragon from North Queensland, Australia (Reptilia: Squamata: Sauria: Agamidae: Intellagama Wells and Wellington, 1985). LSID URN:LSID:ZOOBANK.ORG:PUB:2F191CE1-6974-44EE-9B15-9DEE10F10EDD Australasian Journal of Herpetology 43:38-40. Published 25 April 2020. Full text at: http://www.smuggled.com/issue-43-pages-38-40.pdf

Hoser, R. T. 2020. A long overdue refinement of the taxonomy of the Mallee Dragon Complex Ctenophorus (Phthanodon) fordi (Storr, 1965) sensu lato with the formal descriptions of four new subspecies. LSID URN:LSID:ZOOBANK.ORG:PUB:47BB160D-BFEB-436E-AF88-FA820594DFCA Australasian Journal of Herpetology 43:41-49. Published 25 April 2020. Full text at: http://www.smuggled.com/issue-43-pages-41-49.pdf

Hoser, R. T. 2020. Five new species of Australian venomous snake, within the Australian genus Brachyurophis Günther, 1863 (Serpentes: Elapidae). LSID URN:LSID:ZOOBANK.ORG:PUB:7005007C-035E-4193-8CBA-791AE37A3B05 Australasian Journal of Herpetology 43:50-56. Published 25 April 2020. Full text at: http://www.smuggled.com/issue-43-pages-50-56.pdf

Hoser, R. T. 2020. Two new species of Australian venomous snake, previously identified as Narophis bimaculata (Duméril, Bibron and Duméril, 1854) from Southern Australia. LSID URN:LSID:ZOOBANK.ORG:PUB:0663D230-D753-4431-AF6C-F3305CD09B12 Australasian Journal of Herpetology 43:57-61. Published 25 April 2020. Full text at: http://www.smuggled.com/issue-43-pages-57-61.pdf

Hoser, R. T. 2020. A new species of Australian venomous snake, previously identified as Simoselaps littoralis (Storr, 1968) from Western Australia. LSID URN:LSID:ZOOBANK.ORG:PUB:E23CEDCF-EAC7-4C24-BCB1-0747FB0F75A6 Australasian Journal of Herpetology 43:62-64. Published 25 April 2020. Full text at: http://www.smuggled.com/issue-43-pages-62-64.pdf

[snakebusters]

New species new to science

Hoser, R. T. 2020. From a putative new taxon to a mutt! Formal descriptions of three new genetically divergent Mountain Pygmy Possums from Victoria and New South Wales closely associated with Burramys parvus Broom, 1896. Australasian Journal of Herpetology 42:3-10. http://www.smuggled.com/issue-42-pages-3-10.pdf

Hoser, R. T. 2020. Small and overlooked … six new species of Pygmy Possum, Genus Cercartetus Gloger, 1841 sensu lato from the Australasian bioregion. Australasian Journal of Herpetology 42:11-22. http://www.smuggled.com/issue-42-pages-11-22.pdf

Hoser, R. T. 2020. A new subgenus, three new species and one new subspecies of Ringtailed Possums (Marsupialia: Petauridae) from the north of Australia. Australasian Journal of Herpetology 42:23-30. http://www.smuggled.com/issue-42-pages-23-30.pdf

Hoser, R. T. 2020. Small, easily overlooked and in decline. Potoroos in Eastern Australia. A formal division of the genus Potorous Desmarest, 1804 (Marsupialia Potoroidae) and the description of a new species from south-east Queensland. Australasian Journal of Herpetology 42:31-37. http://www.smuggled.com/issue-42-pages-31-37.pdf

Hoser, R. T. 2020. A new subspecies of Yellow-bellied Glider (Marsupialia: Petauridae) from far north Queensland, Australia. Australasian Journal of Herpetology 42:38-41. http://www.smuggled.com/issue-42-pages-38-41.pdf

Hoser, R. T. 2020. The ability to conserve a threatened species begins when they are named! New species of Rock Wallaby (Marsupialia: Macropodidae: Petrogale) from northern Australia. Australasian Journal of Herpetology 42:42-49. http://www.smuggled.com/issue-42-pages-42-49.pdf

Hoser, R. T. 2020. An overdue refinement of the taxonomy of the Australian Ring Tailed Dragons, Genus Ctenophorus Fitzinger, 1843, Subgenus Tachyon Wells and Wellington, 1985, including the formal descriptions of eight new species. Australasian Journal of Herpetology 42:50-64 http://www.smuggled.com/issue-42-pages-50-64.pdf

Hoser, R. T. 2020. Three new species of frog in the genus Limnodynastes Fitzinger, 1843 from east Australia, two new Platyplectron Peters, 1863 species from east Australia and three new species of Ranaster Macleay, 1878 from north Australia. Australasian Journal of Herpetology 43:3-14. http://www.smuggled.com/issue-43-pages-3-14.pdf

Hoser, R. T. 2020. The inevitable reassessment of the Australasian frog genera Mixophyes Günther, 1864 and Taudactylus Straughan and Lee, 1966, resulting in the formal descriptions of two new families, new subfamilies and tribes, three new genera, 2 new subgenera, 1 new species and 2 new subspecies. Australasian Journal of Herpetology 43:15-26. http://www.smuggled.com/issue-43-pages-15-26.pdf

Hoser, R. T. 2020. Two new species of fish, previously confused with the Macquarie Perch Macquaria australasica Cuvier 1830 (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Percichthyidae) from east coast drainages in Australia. Australasian Journal of Herpetology 43:27-32. http://www.smuggled.com/issue-43-pages-27-32.pdf

Hoser, R. T. 2020. Hiding in plain sight! A new species of Water Skink Eulamprus Fitzinger, 1843 from north-east Queensland. Australasian Journal of Herpetology 43:33-37. http://www.smuggled.com/issue-43-pages-33-37.pdf

Hoser, R. T. 2020. A new species of Water Dragon from North Queensland, Australia (Reptilia: Squamata: Sauria: Agamidae: Intellagama Wells and Wellington, 1985). Australasian Journal of Herpetology 43:38-40. http://www.smuggled.com/issue-43-pages-38-40.pdf

Hoser, R. T. 2020. A long overdue refinement of the taxonomy of the Mallee Dragon Complex Ctenophorus (Phthanodon) fordi (Storr, 1965) sensu lato with the formal descriptions of four new subspecies. Australasian Journal of Herpetology 43:41-49. http://www.smuggled.com/issue-43-pages-41-49.pdf

Hoser, R. T. 2020. Five new species of Australian venomous snake, within the Australian genus Brachyurophis Günther, 1863 (Serpentes: Elapidae). Australasian Journal of Herpetology 43:50-56. http://www.smuggled.com/issue-43-pages-50-56.pdf

Hoser, R. T. 2020. Two new species of Australian venomous snake, previously identified as Narophis bimaculata (Duméril, Bibron and Duméril, 1854) from Southern Australia. Australasian Journal of Herpetology 43:57-61. http://www.smuggled.com/issue-43-pages-57-61.pdf

Hoser, R. T. 2020. A new species of Australian venomous snake, previously identified as Simoselaps littoralis (Storr, 1968) from Western Australia. Australasian Journal of Herpetology 43:62-64. http://www.smuggled.com/issue-43-pages-62-64.pdf