Southern corroboree frog

About

The southern corroboree frog is one of the most endangered amphibians on Earth: chytrid fungus has driven its wild population to fewer than 30 individuals (as of 2022), confined entirely to alpine sphagnum bogs above roughly 1,300m in Kosciuszko National Park. It survives today mainly through an intensive captive breeding and release program — without it, this species would already be extinct in the wild.

How to spot it

Small (22-31mm) but striking: a bold yellow-and-black striped frog with no webbing between its fingers or toes. Only ever found in sphagnum bogs and wet heath in Kosciuszko National Park's alpine zone, calling and breeding there in summer (roughly November to February). Never handle any frog you find here — report sightings to NPWS instead, as this population cannot withstand additional disease risk.

Found in

• Kosciuszko National Park