Species Cophixalus saxatilis Zweifel & Parker, 1977
Rock Frog
- Cophixalus saxatilis Zweifel, R.G. & Parker, F. 1977. A new species of frog from Australia (Microhylidae: Cophixalus). American Museum Novitates 2614: 1-10 [2, figs 2-4].
Type data:
Holotype MCZ 90205, Black Mountain, 13 mi[les] S and 2 mi[les] W of Cooktown, QLD.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Qld: Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Arthropod-feeder, cryptozoic, nocturnal, predator, saxicoline, terrestrial.
Extra Ecological Information
Direct development.
General References
Anstis, M., FRED Parker, F., Hawkes, T., Morris, I. & Richards, S.J 2011. Direct development in some Australopapuan microhylid frogs of the genera Austrochaperina, Cophixalus and Oreophryne (Anura: Microhylidae) from northern Australia and Papua New Guinea. Zootaxa 3052: 1–50
Hoskin, C.J. 2013. A new frog species (Microhylidae: Cophixalus) from boulder-pile habitat of Cape Melville, north-east Australia. Zootaxa 3722(1): 61-72
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31-Jan-2017 | ANURA Fischer von Waldheim, 1813 | 03-Feb-2017 | MODIFIED | |
| 31-Jan-2017 | 16-Aug-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 23-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED |