Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Amphibia
Subclassis: Lissamphibia
Ordo: Anura
Familia: Microhylidae
Subfamilia: Cophylinae
Genus: Platypelis
Species: Platypelis grandis
Name
Platypelis grandis (Boulenger, 1889)
Type locality: "Madagascar".
Syntypes: BM 1947.2.10.54-55 & 1947.2.30.92.
Synonyms
Platyhyla grandis Boulenger, 1889
Platyhyla verrucosa Mocquard, 1901
Platyhyla voeltzkowi Boettger, 1913
Cophyla tuberculata Ahl, 1929
Platypelis tuberculata — Parker, 1934
Platypelis grandis — Guibé, 1978
References
Boulenger, 1889, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Ser. 6, 4: 247.
Guibé, 1978, Bonn. Zool. Monogr., 11: 116.
Frost, D.R. 2021. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.1. Electronic Database accessible at https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. DOI: 10.5531/db.vz.0001 Platypelis grandis . Accessed on 16 June 2008.
2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Platypelis grandis (Least Concern) Downloaded on 16 June 2008.
Vernacular names
English: Boulenger's Giant Treefrog
Platypelis grandis is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. Juveniles are recognizable by the green protuberances on their body, which help them camouflage and hunt. When mature, coloring is brown and green. Insects make up the bulk of their diet.
References
IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2016). "Cophyla grandis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T57957A84179422. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T57957A84179422.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
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