Philoria frosti Spencer, 1901
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Mounted specimen of the Baw Baw Frog (Philoria frosti), a critically endangered frog species endemic to Victoria, Australia, at Melbourne Museum
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Open encyclopedia reference
The Baw Baw frog (Philoria frosti) is a critically endangered species of Australian frog as categorised on the IUCN Red List and listed under the Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act (1988), endemic to Baw Baw National Park. It has suffered a decline in population, mostly due to infection caused by chytrid fungus. Zoos Victoria has undertaken a breeding program to ensure survival of the species which commenced in 2010, and in October 2018 successfully collected the first eggs laid in captivity.
Wikipedia contributors, Baw Baw frog; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T17:40:59.838423+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Philoria frosti Spencer, 1901
- Name authority
- Spencer, 1901
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Limnodynastidae
- Genus
- Philoria
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- superfamilyMyobatrachoidea Schlegel, 1850
- familyLimnodynastidae Lynch, 1969
- genusPhiloria Spencer, 1901
- speciesPhiloria frosti Spencer, 1901
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Philoria. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Philoria sphagnicola (Moore, 1958) | LimnodynastidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Philoria knowlesi Mahony, Hines, Mahony & Donnellan, 2022 | LimnodynastidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Philoria kundagungan (Ingram & Corben, 1975) | LimnodynastidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Philoria loveridgei Parker, 1940 | LimnodynastidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Philoria pughi Knowles, Mahony, Armstrong & Donnellan, 2004 | LimnodynastidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Philoria richmondensis Knowles, Mahony, Armstrong & Donnellan, 2004 | LimnodynastidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=663931 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4GCRW. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.