Southern Barred Frog (Mixophyes australis)
Southern Barred Frog, Mixophyes australis, from Ourimbah, New South Wales, Australia.
This was the first time I've encountered this threatened species at Ourimbah. While they are common in the nearby Watagan Ranges, this location is further south and probably the southern limit of its extant distribution, unless populations persist in the Blue Mountains region.
The species formerly occurred as far south as Victoria, and there is a program underway at Nowra, south of Sydney, to try and re-establish the species in that region.
Southern Barred Frog (Mixophyes australis)
Southern Barred Frog, Mixophyes australis, from Ourimbah, New South Wales, Australia.
This was the first time I've encountered this threatened species at Ourimbah. While they are common in the nearby Watagan Ranges, this location is further south and probably the southern limit of its extant distribution, unless populations persist in the Blue Mountains region.
The species formerly occurred as far south as Victoria, and there is a program underway at Nowra, south of Sydney, to try and re-establish the species in that region.