Platypelis tsaratananaensis

Platypelis tsaratananaensis is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae.

Platypelis tsaratananaensis
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Microhylidae
Subfamily:	Cophylinae
Genus:	Platypelis
Species:	P. tsaratananaensis
Binomial name
Platypelis tsaratananaensis Guibé, 1974

The amphibian is endemic to northern Madagascar.

Distribution

The natural habitat of Platypelis tsaratananaensis is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It inhabits tall montane rainforest and bamboo groves, and is probably not found outside mature forest, and is probably restricted to altitudes above 1,100 metres (3,600 ft).

It is found almost exclusively found on bamboo, and may benefit from the presence of the Daubentonia madagascariensis (nocturnal lemur) for the creation of holes in the bamboo.

It breeds in bamboo stems by larval development.

Conservation

It is threatened by habitat loss due to subsistence agriculture, timber extraction, charcoal manufacture, spread of invasive eucalyptus trees, livestock grazing, and expanding human settlements.

Sources

• IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Cophyla tsaratananaensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T57963A176223831. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T57963A176223831.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
• Current IUCN Red List of all Threatened Species