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''Taudactylus Diurnus'' (English: Mount Glorious Day Frog, Mount Glorious Torrent Frog, Southern Day Frog) (Dutch: Mount Glorious – beekkikker) (Italian: Rana Diurna) ''Taudactylus diurnus'' was first described by Australian Zoologists, Straughan and Lee, in 1966. The frog was abundant in the south eastern Queensland in the early 1970s but then rapidly began to decline.〔 In a period of about 3 to 4 years the frog was considered to be endangered, having disappeared from D’Aguilar Range around 1975 and Blackall Range around 1978.〔"Taudactylus Diurnus." (Mount Glorious Day Frog, Mount Glorious Torrent Frog, Southern Day Frog). International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, n.d. Web. 23 Oct. 2014.〕 The mount glorious frog has not been spotted since approximately 1979.〔 In 1994 the Groombridge Scientific Journal declared the species to be endanger, which was followed up in 1996 with the IUCN Redlist declaring the species to be critically endangered.〔 Efforts to relocate the species continued up until 2004, when the IUCN Redlist determined the ''taudactylus diurnus'' was officially extinct due to a lack of evidence of their existence in the wild for roughly 25 years.〔"Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference." ''Taudactylus Diurnus'' Straughan and Lee, 1966. Darrel Frost and The American Museum of Natural History, n.d. Web. 23 Oct. 2014.〕 Scientists believe the rapid decline of the species to be the result of a chytrid fungal infection (batrachochytrium dendrobatidis).〔"EDGE of Existence." EDGE of Existence. The Zoological Society of London, n.d. Web. 23 Oct. 2014.〕 D’Aguilar Range, Conondale Range, and Kondalilla Falls still remain protected habitats within the Australian National Parks system, although no knew evidence of the frog has been found.〔 Closest living relatives of the ''taudactylus diurnus'' are the: Sharp-snouted Day Frog (''Taudactylus acutirostris''); Eungella Day Frog (''Taudactylus eungellensis''); Eungella Tinker Frog (''Taudactylus liemi''); Kroombit Tinker Frog (''Taudactylus pleione''); Northern Tinker Frog (''Taudactylus rheophilus'').〔Hero, J-M, H. Hines, L. Shoo, C. Morrison, and M. Stoneham. "AmphibiaWeb - Taudactylus Diurnus." AmphibiaWeb - Taudactylus Diurnus. N.p., 05 Apr. 2002. Web. 23 Oct. 2014.〕 ==Characteristics== Mount Glorious Day Frogs varied in size, ranging from 22.0-30.6 mm in length. Males generally ranged from 22.0-27.2 mm long, while females were slightly larger, ranging from 23.3-30.6 mm. The dorsal skin had a grey or brown tone with dark spots or streaks, and was mostly smooth, with some granular texture. The abdominal skin was a creamy white or bluish-grey, with occasional grey spots.〔"Recently Extinct Animals - Species Info - Southern Day Frog." Recently Extinct Animals - Species Info - Southern Day Frog. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Oct. 2014.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mount Glorious day frog」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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