Mc Donald's Frog

Found in a small area called Bowling Green Bay National Park on Mt Elliott, south-east of Townsville in northern Queensland.Extent of occurrence is approximately 300km2.

Seen on palm fronds in the rainforest between 900m – 1000m asl.

Small extent of occurrence and populations threatened by habitat degradation through wildfire.ThreatsOccurs in National Parks in the Wet Tropics. Threats are mainly from human impacts on the parks, for example: erosion following human traffic, increased visitation, habitat degradation and development of walking tracks and other tourist facilities.Increased occurrences of wildfire are also a threat.Conservation MeasuresAll populations occur within the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area. Plans for wildfire management and cool controlled burning have been developed.

Mcdonald's frog (Cophixalus mcdonaldi) is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.