Platypelis pollicaris
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Microhylidae |
Subfamily: | Cophylinae |
Genus: | Platypelis |
Species: | P. pollicaris
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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.
Sources
[edit]- 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.
References
[edit]- ^ 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.