Cophyla occultans | |
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Scientific 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 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.
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