Cophyla occultans

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Cophyla occultans
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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 occultansGlaw 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]

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References

  1. 1 2 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. 1 2 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.
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