Cophixalus montanus

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Cophixalus montanus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Microhylidae
Genus: Cophixalus
Species:
C. montanus
Binomial name
Cophixalus montanus
(Boettger, 1895)
Synonyms

Phrynixalus montanusBoettger, 1895

Cophixalus montanus is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is endemic to Halmahera in the Maluku Islands, Indonesia; record from New Guinea was based on misidentification. [2]

Its natural habitat is unknown but presumably is rainforest. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Stephen Richards, Djoko Iskandar (2004). "Cophixalus montanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2004: e.T57779A11672992. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T57779A11672992.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Cophixalus montanus (Boettger, 1895)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 23 April 2015.