Bryophryne cophites
| Bryophryne cophites | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Craugastoridae |
| Subfamily: | Holoadeninae |
| Genus: | Bryophryne |
| Species: | B. cophites |
| Binomial name | |
| Bryophryne cophites (Lynch, 1975) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Phrynopus cophites Lynch, 1975 | |
Bryophryne cophites is a species of frog in the Craugastoridae family. It is endemic to Peru and known only from slopes of the Abra Acanacu pass in the Cusco Region.[2] Its natural habitats are wet puna grasslands and elfin forest. It also occurs in cloud forest but is rare in that habitat.[1]
The species occurs in the Manú National Park. Outside the reserve, it is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2012). "Bryophryne cophites". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Bryophryne cophites (Lynch, 1975)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
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