Northern Corroboree Frog

This small amphibian is recognized by its striking yellow and black stripes covering its entire body. These bright colors serve as warning coloration (aposematism) to alert predators that the frog secretes toxic alkaloids through its skin.

The species is endemic to the high-altitude bogs, fens, and woodlands of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. They require these specific, mossy, wet environments to breed and lay their eggs.

The frog population has been devastated by habitat destruction and the spread of the amphibian chytrid fungus. Climate change and severe droughts in Australia have also rapidly dried up their delicate alpine breeding pools.

The northern corroboree frog (Pseudophryne pengilleyi) was once considered a subspecies of the more famous southern corroboree frog (Pseudophryne corroboree). They are now recognized as distinct species, with the northern variety generally displaying slightly more greenish-yellow stripes.