Cophyla occultans

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
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 occultans Glaw and Vences, 1992

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. Andreone, F. & Glaw, F. (2008). "Cophyla occultans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2015.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  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.


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