Hosmer's frog

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 of "Least Concern" as its habitat is secure and suffers no major threats.

Hosmer's frog
Scientific classification
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.[1]

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