New Australian Mountain Frog Hops Into View

A supplied image obtained on Saturday, April 30, 2022, shows the newly discovered Philoria knowlesi, an already endangered mountain frog that calls Queensland's Gondwana Rainforest home. Australian scientists have discovered a new species of frog in south-east Queensland and it's already endangered. (AAP Image/Supplied by Queensland Department of Environment and Science) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

A new species of mountain frog has been discovered in the rainforests of New South Wales (NSW), and Queensland, Australia.

The species Philoria knowlesi was discovered by researchers from universities, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, and the South Australian Museum, alongside ecologists from the Department of Environment and Science (DES).