Southern corroboree frog
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The southern corroboree frog (Pseudophryne corroboree) is one of two species of corroboree frog (Pseudophryne pengilleyi). The other is the northern corroboree frog. The southern corroboree frog is a very small frog with warning colouration. It has black and yellow stripes, sometimes with a greenish tinge. It is one of the brightest frogs in the world.
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It only lives in an area of about 10 km2 (4 sq mi)[1] in the Kosciusko National Park in south east Australia.[2] Scientists believe that the total population of corroboree frogs is less than 250.[1] Numbers of the frog have reduced by 80% in the last ten years, and so the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) have listed the southern corroboree frog as being a critically endangered species.[1]