77 corroboree frogs are left in the wild in australia.
how many corroboree frogs are left in the wild in australia?
77
corroborree frogs are quite unusual in their nature. not only do they not start breeding until four years of age, they also hibernate during winter under whatever shelter they can find. this may be snow gum trees, or bits of bark or fallen leaves. males stay with the egg nests and may breed with many females over the course of one season.





















































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the southern corroboree is recognised as being critically endangered with fewer than 200 individuals left in the wild in recent years.





















































the northern species is listed as endangered.





















































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the "corroboree frogs" ( ) are two species of small, poisonous ground dwelling frogs, native to southern tablelands of australia. the two species are the southern corroboree frog ("pseudophryne corroboree") and the northern corroboree frog ("pseudophryne pengilleyi"). they are unique among frogs in that they produce their own poison rather than obtain it from their food source as is the case in every other poisonous frog species.





















































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the northern form of the corroboree frog deviates slightly in having narrow yellow to greenish stripes and is slightly smaller.





















































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corroboree frogs have different patterns.
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