A new research paper identified the likelihood of their extinctions by 2040 and how to save them.
| Common name | Scientific name | State/territory it's found in | Extinction probability by 2040 | National conservation status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern gastric-brooding frog | Rheobatrachus vitellinus | QLD | 95% Likely extinct | Extinct |
| Mountain mist frog | Litoria nyakalensis | QLD | 94% Likely extinct | Critically Endangered |
| Yellow-spotted tree frog | Litoria castanea | NSW/ACT | 93% Likely extinct | Critically Endangered |
| Northern tinker frog | Taudactylus rheophilus | QLD | 92% Likely extinct | Endangered |
| Kroombit tinker frog | Taudactylus pleione | QLD | 70% | Critically Endangered |
| Southern corroboree frog | Pseudophryne corroboree | NSW | 66% | Critically Endangered |
| Baw Baw frog | Philoria frosti | VIC | 65% | Critically Endangered |
| Armoured mist frog | Litoria lorica | QLD | 57% | Critically Endangered |
| Mountain top nursery frog | Cophixalus monticola | QLD | 47% | Critically Endangered |
| Beautiful nursery frog | Cophixalus concinnus | QLD | 45% | Critically Endangered |
| Northern corroboree frog | Pseudophryne pengilleyi | NSW/ACT | 38% | Critically Endangered |
| Spotted tree frog | Litoria spenceri | NSW/VIC | 36% | Endangered |
| Kroombit tree frog | Litoria kroombitensis | QLD | 31% | Critically Endangered |
| Mt Elliot nursery frog | Cophixalus mcdonaldi | QLD | 29% | Critically Endangered |
| Kuranda tree frog | Litoria myola | QLD | 29% | Critically Endangered |
| Eungella day frog | Taudactylus eungellensis | QLD | 27% | Endangered |
| Bellenden Ker nursery frog | Cophixalus neglectus | QLD | 26% | Critically Endangered |
| Rattling nursery frog | Cophixalus hosmeri | QLD | 20% | Critically Endangered |
| Tapping nursery frog | Cophixalus aenigma | QLD | 16% | Endangered |
| White-bellied frog | Geocrinia alba | WA | 15% | Critically Endangered |
| Littlejohn’s tree frog | Litoria littlejohni | NSW | 12% | Vulnerable |
| Sloane’s froglet | Crinia sloanei | NSW | 10% | Endangered |
| Richmond Range mountain frog | Philoria richmondensis | NSW | 9% | Not assessed |
| Howard river toadlet | Uperoleia daviesae | NT | 8% | Not assessed |
| Giant burrowing frog | Heleioporus australiacus | NSW/VIC | 8% | Vulnerable |
| Mahony’s toadlet | Uperoleia mahonyi | NSW | 4% | Endangered |
