UQ study reveals rich but vulnerable picture of island frogs and fish

14 Aug 2025
Frog
The striped rocketfrog (Litoria nasuta) is widely distributed both on the mainland and on islands. (Photo credit: Samuel Ho )

A first database has been compiled of the frog and freshwater fish species on hundreds of Australian islands.

It was developed at The University of Queensland to help target conservation efforts across Australia’s 9,300 islands using information from multiple sources, including the Atlas of Living Australia platform and thousands of published wildlife surveys.

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