ZooKeys (Feb 2011)

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

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

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.81.1111
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 81, no. 0
pp. 51 – 71

Abstract

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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.