Kutini boulder-frog (Cophixalus kulakula)
When I was up in Iron Range I was determined to try and track down the Kutini boulder-frog (Cophixalus kulakula). This rare and elusive frog is only known from the boulder habitats in the vicinity of Mt Tozer. Armed with a map and GPS a couple of mates and I bush bashed all afternoon in the pouring rain through thick scrub and rainforest to try and get to where we thought the frogs would be. Having been scratched to pieces climbing over and under endless fallen trees, pushing through thick walls of wait-a-while and being stung by a million tree ants, we eventually got to what appeared to be suitable habitat. As it got dark we were greeted by a few frog calls, and after a short search managed to find one of these unique frogs perched upon a boulder. After hanging around for half an hour or so we also managed to find a few more individuals, and then began the strenuous journey back in the dark attempting to follow our GPS breadcrumbs (with limited success).
Location: Mt Tozer, Kutini-Payamu (Iron Range) National Park, Cape York, Far North Queensland, Australia
Kutini boulder-frog (Cophixalus kulakula)
When I was up in Iron Range I was determined to try and track down the Kutini boulder-frog (Cophixalus kulakula). This rare and elusive frog is only known from the boulder habitats in the vicinity of Mt Tozer. Armed with a map and GPS a couple of mates and I bush bashed all afternoon in the pouring rain through thick scrub and rainforest to try and get to where we thought the frogs would be. Having been scratched to pieces climbing over and under endless fallen trees, pushing through thick walls of wait-a-while and being stung by a million tree ants, we eventually got to what appeared to be suitable habitat. As it got dark we were greeted by a few frog calls, and after a short search managed to find one of these unique frogs perched upon a boulder. After hanging around for half an hour or so we also managed to find a few more individuals, and then began the strenuous journey back in the dark attempting to follow our GPS breadcrumbs (with limited success).
Location: Mt Tozer, Kutini-Payamu (Iron Range) National Park, Cape York, Far North Queensland, Australia