Hosmer's frog
(Redirected from Cophixalus hosmeri)
| Hosmer's frog | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Microhylidae |
| Genus: | Cophixalus |
| Species: | C. hosmeri
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| Cophixalus hosmeri Zweifel, 1985
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Hosmer's frog (Cophixalus hosmeri) is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It has previously been threatened by habitat loss but is now endangered.
The female has a snout–vent length of 17 mm.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2022). "Cophixalus hosmeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T41121A78439368. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ Gould, John; Beranek, Chad; Valdez, Jose; Mahony, Michael (2020). "Quality versus quantity: The balance between egg and clutch size among Australian amphibians is related to life history and environmental conditions". bioRxiv. doi:10.1101/2020.03.15.992495. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
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