Nyctimistes dayi - The Australian lacelid

The Australian lacelid inhabits rainforest streams of Queensland's Wet Tropics. While this frog remains relatively common in lowland areas, it has virtually disappeared from high altitude habitats where it was once abundant. The most likely causative agent of the high altitude declines is the deadly chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, which causes the skin disease chytridiomycosis. This fungus generally prefers the cooler temperatures associated with high altitudes. To make matters worse, high altitude amphibians are generally less resilient to environmental disturbances than are their lowland counterparts. This combination makes high montane amphibians throughout the world highly susceptible to decline and extinction.

Nyctimistes dayi is the only member of its genus.
I photographed this frog on a beautiful stream in the Tully Gorge.

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