Rhombophryne serratopalpebrosa

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Rhombophryne serratopalpebrosa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Microhylidae
Subfamily: Cophylinae
Genus: Rhombophryne
Species:
R. serratopalpebrosa
Binomial name
Rhombophryne serratopalpebrosa
(Guibé, 1975)
Synonyms
  • Mantipus serratopalpebrosusGuibé, 1975
  • Plethodontohyla serratopalpebrosa(Guibé, 1975)

Rhombophryne serratopalpebrosa is a species of frog of the Madagascar endemic microhylid subfamily Cophylinae. [2] Genetic evidence revealed that it is a species complex, in need of resolution. This work has made significant progress, and five related species have been described from this complex between 2014 and 2017. [3] [4] [5] It is threatened by habitat loss. [3] [5] [1]

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Range and distribution

Range of Rhombophryne serratopalpebrosa. Rhombophryne serratopalpebrosa map-fr.svg
Range of Rhombophryne serratopalpebrosa.

Rhombophryne serratopalpebrosa is endemic to the Marojejy massif in northern Madagascar. At present it is only known with certainty from the holotype specimen. [3] Its type locality is at high elevation on the Marojejy massif. [6] Records from outside of Marojejy National Park may refer to other species, and at present this species has only been confirmed from this single location. [3]

Description

The holotype of Rhombophryne serratopalpebrosa measures roughly 29 mm (1.1 in) long. Its fingers and toes are unwebbed, and its dorsal skin is grainy. [3] It possesses four spines above each eye, the posterior-most of which is indistinct. [3]

Taxonomy

Rhombophryne serratopalpebrosa was described as a member of the genus Plethodontohyla by Guibé in 1975. [6] Plethodontohyla serratopalpebrosa was transferred to the genus Rhombophryne by Wollenberg and colleagues. [7] The original description was brief, and the species was re-described by Scherz and colleagues in 2014 [3] to facilitate a review of the R. serratopalpebrosa species complex.

The closest related species of Rhombophryne share also the superciliary spines: Rhombophryne vaventy , R. coronata , R. ornata , R. tany, R. regalis , and R. diadema [3] [8] [4] [5] — together these species form the "Rhombophryne serratopalpebrosa species group". [4] [5] The closest relative is suspected to be R. regalis , which is smaller but shares certain morphological characters such as an s-shaped fold posterior to the nostril, [5] but their relationship is uncertain due to the lack of genetic material from R. serratopalepbrosa. [5]

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References

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  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Scherz, Mark D.; Ruthensteiner, Bernhard; Vences, Miguel; Glaw, Frank (2014). "A new microhylid frog, genus Rhombophryne, from northeastern Madagascar, and a re-description of R. serratopalpebrosa using micro-computed tomography" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3860 (6): 547–560. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3860.6.3. PMID   25283290. S2CID   24542430. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-02-23.
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