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Sharp snouted day frog
Species of amphibian From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The sharp snouted day frog (Taudactylus acutirostris), or sharp-nosed torrent frog, is an extinct species of frog in the family Myobatrachidae. It was endemic to upland rainforest streams in north-eastern Queensland in Australia.
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Description
It was a diurnal, conspicuous and locally abundant species, but a rapid population decline began in 1988. It is considered endangered under Queensland's Nature Conservation Act 1992.[2] The primary cause for its rapid decline is believed to be the disease chytridiomycosis.[3]
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