Cophyla occultans

Cophyla occultans
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
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]

References

1. 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. 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

• 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.