Cophixalus ornatus

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Cophixalus ornatus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Microhylidae
Genus: Cophixalus
Species:
C. ornatus
Binomial name
Cophixalus ornatus
(Fry, 1912)

Cophixalus ornatus, commonly known as the ornate nursery-frog, is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is endemic to north-eastern Queensland, Australia. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Jean-Marc Hero; Conrad Hoskin; Richard Retallick (2004). "Cophixalus ornatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2004: e.T41123A10403478. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T41123A10403478.en . Retrieved 16 January 2020.