Platypelis pollicaris

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Platypelis pollicaris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Microhylidae
Subfamily: Cophylinae
Genus: Platypelis
Species:
P. pollicaris
Binomial name
Platypelis pollicaris
(Boulenger, 1889)

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]

  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.