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Sharp-nosed Torrent Frog(extinct)
Hans&Judy Beste

Sharp-nosed Torrent Frog(extinct) (Taudactylus acutirostris)

Today we are going to post a couple of Australia's extinct frogs,photographed in the 1980s,when they were still relatively common.This is the Sharp-nosed Torrent Frog,a small frog,only 2.1-2.8 cms in length,which used to live in fast flowing creeks in the mountains of Far North Queensland.
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Habitat
Upland Rainforest
Location
Mount Lewis/Nth.Queensland
Date taken
1980s
Scientific name
Taudactylus acutirostris
Equipment used
Nikon,105 macro lens,flash(2)
Rasmus Boegh
Interesting photo, although the background is tragic. I do wonder if this was yet another vicim of the fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis? The extinction rates among some frogs really are saddening, and far beyond anything we've seen in birds (yet).
 

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