| Inelegant frog | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Microhylidae |
| Genus: | Cophixalus |
| Species: | C. infacetus |
| Binomial name | |
| Cophixalus infacetus Zweifel, 1985 | |
The inelegant frog (Cophixalus infacetus) is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is also known as the creaking frog or the creaking nursery frog[2] due to its singular call. It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- ↑ Ross Alford, Michael Cunningham, Conrad Hoskin, Keith McDonald (2004). "Cophixalus infacetus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T41122A10403346. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T41122A10403346.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Creaking nurseryfrog – Cophixalus infacetus". WetlandInfo. Department of Environment and Heritage Protection, Queensland. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
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