''Cophyla'' is a

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microhylid The Microhylidae, commonly known as narrow-mouthed frogs, are a geographically widespread family of frogs. The 683 species are in 57 genera and 11 subfamilies. Evolution A molecular phylogenetic study by van der Meijden, et al. (2007) has estima ...

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Species

The following species are recognised in the genus ''Cophyla'': * ''

Cophyla alticola ''Cophyla'' is a genus of microhylid frogs endemic to Madagascar Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southe ...

'' (Guibé, 1974) * '' Cophyla ando'' (Scherz, Köhler, Vences, and Glaw, 2019) * '' Cophyla barbouri'' (Noble, 1940) * '' Cophyla berara'' Vences, Andreone, and Glaw, 2005 * '' Cophyla cowanii'' (Boulenger, 1882) * '' Cophyla fortuna'' Rakotoarison, Scherz, Bletz, Razafindraibe, Glaw, and Vences, 2019 * '' Cophyla grandis'' (Boulenger, 1889) * '' Cophyla karenae'' (Rosa, Crottini, Noel, Rabibisoa, Raxworthy, and Andreone, 2014) *'' Cophyla laetus'' ( Rakotoarison, Scherz, Köhler, Ratsoavina, Hawlitschek, Megson, Vences & Glaw, 2020) * '' Cophyla maharipeo'' Rakotoarison, Crottini, Müller, Rödel, Glaw, and Vences, 2015 * '' Cophyla mavomavo'' (Andreone, Fenolio, and Walvoord, 2003) * '' Cophyla milloti'' (Guibé, 1950) * '' Cophyla noromalalae'' Rakotoarison, Crottini, Müller, Rödel, Glaw, and Vences, 2015 * '' Cophyla occultans'' ( Glaw and Vences, 1992) * '' Cophyla olgae'' ( Rakotoarison, Glaw, Vieites, Raminosoa, and Vences, 2012) * '' Cophyla phyllodactyla'' Boettger, 1880 * '' Cophyla pollicaris'' (Boulenger, 1888) * '' Cophyla puellarum'' Rakotoarison, Crottini, Müller, Rödel, Glaw, and Vences, 2015 * '' Cophyla rava'' ( Glaw, Köhler, and Vences, 2012) * '' Cophyla tetra'' (Andreone, Fenolio, and Walvoord, 2003) * '' Cophyla tsaratananaensis'' Guibé, 1974 * '' Cophyla tuberifera'' (Methuen, 1920)

References

Microhylidae Cophylinae Endemic frogs of Madagascar Amphibian genera Taxa named by Oskar Boettger {{Microhylidae-stub