Biology:Cophyla occultans

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Short description: Species of frog

Cophyla occultans
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Microhylidae
Subfamily: Cophylinae
Genus: Cophyla
Species:
C. occultans
Binomial name
Cophyla occultans
(Glaw and Vences, 1992)
Synonyms

Platypelis occultans Glaw and Vences, 1992

Cophyla occultans is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae.[2][3][4] It is found on Nosy Be, its type locality, and adjacent mainland in northeastern Madagascar ,[2] including Ambolokopatrika, Anjanaharibe-Sud, Manantenina, Marojejy, Sambava, and Voloina.

Cophyla occultans is an arboreal species living in rainforests. It can also occur in coffee plantations and bamboo growth where tree holes and bamboo are available.[1]

References

Bibliography

  • Glaw, F. and Vences, M. (1994). A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar. Vences & Glaw Verlag, Bonn.
  • Glaw, F., and Vences, M. (2007). Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar. Third Edition. Vences and Glaw Verlag, Köln.

Wikidata ☰ Q4495949 entry