Dr. Andrew Baker from the Queensland University of Technology reports: "The tail emerges from a body that is very shaggy, very hairy, with really long guard hairs.

The species has so far only been found in high-altitude, wet areas in the Springbrook National Park between northern New South Wales and the Gold Coast Hinterland.

Dr. Diana Fisher from the University of Queensland reported in a study published last year in the Journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that: .

Dr Fisher says the males experience an escalation of stress hormones, which allows them to continue mating for a long time.

But the researchers found the extreme rush of stress hormones also caused the animals' body tissues to "disintegrate".