Rhombophryne vaventy
| Rhombophryne vaventy | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Microhylidae |
| Subfamily: | Cophylinae |
| Genus: | Rhombophryne |
| Species: | R. vaventy |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhombophryne vaventy Scherz, Ruthensteiner, Vences & Glaw, 2014 | |
Rhombophryne vaventy is a large species of frog of the Madagascar endemic microhylid subfamily Cophylinae. It is one of the largest members of its genus.[1][2]
Range and distribution
Rhombophryne vaventy is endemic to the Marojejy massif in northern Madagascar, where it is at present only known from two individuals, captured at high altitude.[3]
Description
Rhombophryne vaventy measure up to 52 mm (2.0 in). In life, the dorsal skin is highly textured. It lacks webbing between the fingers and toes, and has very long legs.[3] It possesses four unequally sized spines above each eye, characteristic of its species group.[3]
Taxonomy
Rhombophryne vaventy was confused with R. serratopalpebrosa until the taxonomy of the R. serratopalpebrosa species complex began to be resolved.[3] It differs from R. serratopalpebrosa in its size, eye spines, skin texture, and numerous other characters.[3]
References
- ↑ Glaw, Frank; Vences, Miguel (2007). A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar (3rd ed.). Köln, Germany: Vences & Glaw Verlags GbR. pp. 118–119. ISBN 978-3-929449-03-7.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Rhombophryne vaventy Scherz, Ruthensteiner, Vences, and Glaw, 2014". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 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". Zootaxa. 3860 (6): 547–560. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3860.6.3.