Inelegant Frog

Confined to the area between Cairns and Ingham, north-eastern Queensland.The area of occurrence of the species is approximately 8400 km2.

Rainforest. Calls from sticks, logs, standing vegetation and debris on forest floor. Terrestrial egg deposition – lays 8 to 13 eggs in a connected string in a moist situation away from water. Entire development within egg membrane.

No known population reductions, relatively large area of occupancy and population size.ThreatsOccurs in National Parks in the Wet Tropics. Threats are mainly from human impacts on the parks, for example: erosion following human traffic, increased visitation, habitat degradation and development of walking tracks and other tourist facilities.Conservation MeasuresProtected within National Park, but management required for the mitigation of impacts resulting from tourism.

The inelegant frog (Cophixalus infacetus) is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is also known as the creaking frog or the creaking nursery frog due to its singular call. It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.