Mountain mist frog

The mountain mist frog or Nyakala frog (Ranoidea nyakalensis) was a species of frog in the subfamily Pelodryadinae, endemic to Australia. Its natural habitats were subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers. It was threatened by habitat loss and potentially chytrid fungus, before being declared extinct in 2020.^[2]

Mountain mist frog
Conservation status
Extinct (1990)  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Hylidae
Genus:	Ranoidea
Species:	†R. nyakalensis
Binomial name
†Ranoidea nyakalensis (Liem, 1974)
Synonyms
Litoria nyakalensis Liem, 1974

Taxonomy

The mountain mist frog was one of the four species of Australian torrent treefrogs that comprise the Ranoidea nannotis species group. The other species are the common mist frog, waterfall frog, and armoured mist frog.^[3]

Conservation status

It was declared extinct in October 2020, a living specimen having not been seen since April 1990.^[4][5] The mountain mist frog was last seen in 1990 and it was declared extinct in 2020.