Cophixalus sphagnicola

• Description
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
• More Info
• Further Reading
• Notes

Description

Habitat

Ecology: This species inhabits heavily mossed montane rainforest edge , alpine grassland and secondary and disturbed rainforest. It breeds by direct development .[1]


List of Habitats :1.9Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane 4.7Grassland - Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude

Taxonomy

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 03-Feb-2005

Similar Species

Members of the genus Cophixalus

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 40 species and subspecies in this genus:

C. aenigma · C. aimbensis · C. ateles · C. balbus · C. bewaniensis · C. biroi · C. bombiens (Buzzing Frog) · C. cheesmanae · C. concinnus (Beautiful Nursery-Frog) · C. crepitans (Rattling Frog) · C. cryptotympanum · C. darlingtoni · C. daymani · C. exiguus (Scanty Frog) · C. geislerorum · C. hosmeri (Hosmer's Frog) · C. infacetus (Inelegant Frog) · C. kaindiensis · C. mcdonaldi (Mcdonald's Frog) · C. montanus · C. monticola · C. neglectus (Neglected Frog) · C. nubicola · C. ornatus (Ornate Frog) · C. pansus · C. parkeri · C. peninsularis (Cape York Frog) · C. pipilans · C. pulchellus · C. riparius · C. saxatilis (Black Mountain Boulder Frog) · C. shellyi · C. sisyphus · C. sphagnicola · C. tagulensis · C. tetzlaffi · C. variegatus · C. verecundus · C. verrucosus · C. zweifeli (Black Mountain Boulder Frog)

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Further Reading

• Amphibian Data. For additional documentation about utilization and CITES status, click on the Global Amphibian Assessment (GAA) link above to see the GAA account for this species or alternatively follow this link to the search function on the Global Amphibian Assessment web site and run your own search.
• Zweifel, R.G. and Allison, A. 1982. A new montane microhylid frog from Papua New Guinea, and comments on the status of the genus Aphantophryne. American Museum Novitates 2723: 1-14.

Notes

Contributors

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 11, 2006.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 05, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
• Richards, S. & Allison, A. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 05, 2008:

• Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum: Bishop Museum Natural History Specimen Data

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 29495
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-664455
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 664455
• IUCN ID: 57787
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 131698

Footnotes

1. Richards, S. & Allison, A. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008. [back]

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