Rhombophryne serratopalpebrosa
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Microhylidae |
| Subfamily: | Cophylinae |
| Genus: | Rhombophryne |
| Species: | R. serratopalpebrosa
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| Rhombophryne serratopalpebrosa (Guibé, 1975)
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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 begun.[3] It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
Range and distribution
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 natural habitats are middle- to high-elevation rainforest. It occurs from 900 to 2100 m in altitude between Tsaratanana and Mount Marojejy.[1]
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.[4] 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.
Plethodontohyla serratopalpebrosa was transferred to the genus Rhombophryne by Wollenberg and colleagues.[5]
The closest related species of Rhombophryne share also the superciliary spines: Rhombophryne vaventy and R. coronata.[3][6]
References
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- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Rhombophryne serratopalpebrosa (Guibé, 1975)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f 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.
- ^ Guibé, J. (1975). "Batraciens nouveaux de Madagascar". Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. 3: 1081–1089.
- ^ Wollenberg, Katharina C.; Vieites, David R.; van der Meijden, Arie; Glaw, Frank; Cannatella, David C.; Vences, Migeul (2008). "Patterns of endemism and species richness in Malagasy cophyline frogs support a key role of mountainous areas for speciation". Evolution. 62 (8): 1890–1907. doi:10.1111/j.1558-5646.2008.00420.x.
- ^ Glaw, Frank; Vences, Miguel (2007). A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar (Third ed.). Cologne, Germany: Vences & Glaw GbR. p. 118. ISBN 978-3-929449-03-7.