A review of the current conservation status of Australian amphibians was recently completed as part of a World Conservation Union (IUCN) sponsored Global Amphibian Assessment (GAA). Fifty of 216 amphibian species (23%) in Australia are now recognized as threatened or extinct in accord with IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria. Here we report on the categories and criteria under which individual species qualified for listing and provide a summary of supporting information pertaining to population and distribution declines. Major threatening processes contributing to listing of species are also reviewed.
Journal article
Overview of the conservation status of Australian frogs
Pacific Conservation Biology, Vol.12(4), pp.313-320
2006
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- Title
- Overview of the conservation status of Australian frogs
- Creators
- Jean Marc Hero - Griffith UniversityClare Morrison - University of the South Pacific - FijiGraeme R Gillespie - Melbourne ZooJ Dale Roberts - University of Western AustraliaDavid A Newell - Southern Cross UniversityEdward A Meyer - University of QueenslandKeith R McDonald - Queensland Government Environmental Protection AgencyFrancis L Lemckert - Forests NSWMichael J Mahony - University of NewcastleWilliam S Osborne - University of CanberraHarry B Hines - Queensland Government Environmental Protection AgencySteve Richards - South Australian MuseumConrad J Hoskin - Australian National UniversityJohn M Clarke - Queensland Government Environmental Protection AgencyNaomi Doak - Griffith UniversityLuke P Shoo - James Cook University
- Publication Details
- Pacific Conservation Biology, Vol.12(4), pp.313-320
- Identifiers
- 2095; 991012820403802368
- Academic Unit
- School of Environment, Science and Engineering; Faculty of Science and Engineering; Science
- Resource Type
- Journal article