A new Gephyromantis (Phylacomantis) frog species from the pinnacle karst of Bemaraha, western Madagascar

By

Crottini, Angelica
Glaw, Frank
Casiraghi, Maurizio
Jenkins, Richard
Mercurio, Vincenzo
Randrianantoandro, Christian
Randrianirina, Jasmin
Andreone, Franco

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2011

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

81

Pages

51-71

Subjects

Amphibia , Gephyromantis atsingy sp. n , Madagascar , Tsingy de Bemaraha

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.81.1111

 

Abstract

We describe a new mantellid frog of the subfamily Mantellinae from the karstic Bemaraha Plateau, western Madagascar. The new species belongs to the genus Gephyromantis, subgenus Phylacomantis, which previously included G. azzurrae, G. corvus and G. pseudoasper. Gephyromantis atsingy sp. n. has a snout-vent length of 35–43 mm and is a scansorial frog living among the Tsingy de Bemaraha pinnacles and inside the caves present in the area. A morphological analysis and biomolecular comparison revealed the degree of differentiation between these four species of the Phylacomantis subgenus. The new species seems to be endemic to Tsingy de Bemaraha.