Hosmer's frog (Cophixalus hosmeri) is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It has previously been threatened by habitat loss but is now endangered.

Hosmer's frog
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Microhylidae
Genus: Cophixalus
Species:
C. hosmeri
Binomial name
Cophixalus hosmeri
Zweifel, 1985

The female has a snout–vent length of 17 mm.[2]

References

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  1. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2022). "Cophixalus hosmeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T41121A78439368. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  2. ^ Gould, John; Beranek, Chad; Valdez, Jose; Mahony, Michael (2020). "Quality versus quantity: The balance between egg and clutch size among Australian amphibians is related to life history and environmental conditions". bioRxiv. doi:10.1101/2020.03.15.992495. Retrieved May 3, 2020.