develop all parts of their mouths. This downstream contraction of the disease is very harmful and the leading cause of what is behind the decline of amphibians worldwide. Besides fungal disease, habitat loss, pollution, and drought have also called amphibian populations to decline. In fact, these factors are causing such a drastic decline that amphibians are more threatened than birds and mammals. Endangerment These treefrogs are classified as a least concern species on the IUCN Red List. However, this is based on an earlier taxonomic understanding, in which L. serrata and L. genimaculata were considered synonymous. The species experienced a chytrid-related decline in the 1990s and is classified as vulnerable under the Queensland Government's Nature Conservation (Wildlife) Act 2006. Peptides Peptides found within the skin of frogs, including the green-eyed species, are now being looked to for HIV virus prevention. The chemicals found within their skin aren't pleasant for their predators, but can be very useful when fighting against bacteria, viruses, and fungus. When in dendritic cells, it has been found that the virus can still be killed by these peptides, showing a promise for mucosal preventatives. What is needed now, is the identification of which peptides can exactly prevent HIV in order to put this to work. References External links Litoria genimaculata at CalPhotos Litoria Amphibians of Queensland Amphibians of Papua New Guinea Amphibians of Western New Guinea Amphibians described in 1883 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Frogs of Australia Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN