eggs are laid in large clumps under the surface of water in temporary ponds, swamps or roadside ditches. Larvae are free swimming, tadpoles can grow as long as 7.5 cm being a dull gold/white in colour. It is unknown how long they take to develop into frog, but they develop rapidly during warm months before water drys up. Conservation The rough frog is defined as Least Concern on IUCN's Red List. The population is stable. There are conservation sites throughout the habitat range of the frog, and it currently occurs in at least one protected area. Fragmentation of population is limited, but there is a continuing decline is area and quality of habitat. Agriculture and aquaculture including annual and perennial non-timber crops are identified as threats to the rough frog. Future development in south-eastern Queensland may also pose a threat. Direct human impact, urbanisation, tourism and inappropriate catchment management, including the degradation of water quality are also threats to the persistence of this species. References Ranoidea (genus) Frogs of Australia Endemic fauna of Australia Amphibians of Queensland Amphibians of New South Wales Amphibians described in 1977 Taxa named by Michael J. Tyler