Northern tinker frog

The northern tinker frog, northern timber frog, or tinkling frog (Taudactylus rheophilus) is a species of frog in the family Myobatrachidae. It is endemic to humid mountainous areas of north-eastern Queensland in Australia.^[1][2] It lives among rocks and logs at small fast-flowing streams.^[1] Adults are nocturnal.^[3]

Northern tinker frog
Conservation status
Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Myobatrachidae
Genus:	Taudactylus
Species:	T. rheophilus
Binomial name
Taudactylus rheophilus Liem & Hosmer, 1973

Conservation status

As most other members of the genus Taudactylus, this species has declined drastically. It is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List^[1] and under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.^[3] The precise reason for this decline is unclear, but likely linked to the disease chytridiomycosis. It may also be threatened by habitat loss.^[1][3]