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Platypelis alticola
Photograph in life of Platypelis alticola from the Sorata Massif.
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Microhylidae
Subfamily:	Cophylinae
Genus:	Platypelis
Species:	P. alticola
Binomial name
Platypelis alticola (Guibé, 1974)

Platypelis alticola is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Sources

• IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2016). "Cophyla alticola". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T57954A84179073. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T57954A84179073.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.

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