Copiula is a genus of microhylidfrogsendemic to New Guinea. The common name Mehely frogs has been coined for them.[1] They are leaf-litter inhabitants.[2]
Taxonomy
Copiula is probably not monophyletic. Some former Austrochaperina species have already been transferred to this genus, and further ones might follow when more data became available.[1][3]
The AmphibiaWeb[4] reports fewer species, with species that Peloso and colleagues moved in 2016 from Austrochaperina and Oxydactyla missing.[3]
References
^ abcFrost, Darrel R. (2016). "Copiula Méhely, 1901". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
^"Microhylidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.