Platypelis pollicaris

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Platypelis pollicaris
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Microhylidae
Subfamily: Cophylinae
Genus: Platypelis
Species:
P. pollicaris
Binomial name
Platypelis pollicaris
(Boulenger, 1889)
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Platypelis pollicaris, or common giant tree frog, is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is endemic to northern and eastern Madagascar. [1] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, plantations, and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2016). "Cophyla pollicaris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T57961A67477873. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T57961A67477873.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.