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Cophyla occultans

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Cophyla occultans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

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  1. ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2016). "Cophyla occultans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T57960A84179827. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T57960A84179827.en.
  2. ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Cophyla occultans (Glaw and Vences, 1992)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Catalogue of Life". Retrieved 27 March 2012.
  4. ^ "AmphibiaWeb". Retrieved 27 March 2012.

Bibliography

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  • 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.