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Species profile—Cophixalus aenigma (tapping nurseryfrog)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Amphibia (amphibians) → Microhylidae (narrow-mouthed frogs) → Cophixalus aenigma (tapping nurseryfrog)

Photo of Cophixalus aenigma (tapping nurseryfrog) - McDonald, K.,Queensland Government,1997
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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Amphibia (amphibians)
Family
Microhylidae (narrow-mouthed frogs)
Scientific name
Cophixalus aenigma Hoskin, 2004
Common name
tapping nurseryfrog
Type reference
Hoskin, C.J. (2004) Australian microhylid frogs (Cophixalus and Austrochaperina): phylogeny, taxonomy, calls, distributions and breeding biology. Australian Journal of Zoology 52(3): 237-269.
WildNet taxon ID
29400
Synonym(s)
Cophixalus concinnus
Alternate name(s)
tapping nursery frog
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Endangered
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC) status
Endangered
Conservation significant
Yes
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Terrestrial

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=29400.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
8 March 2022