CAVS: 3254
Species Cophixalus exiguus Zweifel & Parker, 1969
Dainty Nursery Frog, Northern Tapping Nursery Frog
- Cophixalus exiguus Zweifel, R.G. & Parker, F. 1969. A new species of microhylid frog (genus Cophixalus) from Australia. American Museum Novitates 2390: 1-10 [2, figs 1-5].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA R10311, between 1800 and 2000 ft on Mt Hartley, 23 mi[les] S and 5 mi[les] E of Cooktown, QLD.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Qld: Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Arboreal, arthropod-feeder, closed forest, cryptozoic, nocturnal, predator, terrestrial.
Extra Ecological Information
Direct development.
General References
Tyler, M.J. 1979. A new species of Cophixalus (Anura: Microhylidae) from Queensland, Australia. Copeia 1979: 118-121 (taxonomy)
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2024 | AMPHIBIA | 19-Dec-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 31-Jan-2017 | ANURA Fischer von Waldheim, 1813 | 03-Feb-2017 | MODIFIED | |
| 31-Jan-2017 | 13-Aug-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 23-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED |