Platypelis ravus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anura
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Ordo: Anura

Familia: Microhylidae
Subfamilia: Cophylinae
Genus: Platypelis
Species: Platypelis ravus

Name

Platypelis ravus Glaw, Köhler & Vences, 2012

Holotype: ZSM 349/2005 (field number FGZC 2813), adult ♂.

Type locality: Marojejy National Park, ‘Camp Simpona’, 14°26.199'S 49°44.601'E, 1326 m above sea level, Antsiranana Province, northeastern Madagascar, on 15 Feb. 2005 by F. Glaw, M. Vences, and R.D. Randrianiaina.

Paratypes: ZSM 350/2005 (field number FGZC 2823) and ZSM 351/2005 (FGZC 2824), two adult ♂-♂, with same data as holotype, except that ZSM 351/2005 was collected on 16 Feb. 2005. Three additional paratypes, all ♂-♂ collected while calling, were deposited in the UADBA collection (still uncatalogued) and are labelled with the field numbers FGZC 2822, 2825 and 2869. Their collection data are the same as in the holotype except for FGZC 2869 (collected on 16 May 2005).

References

Primary references

Glaw, F., Köhler, J. & Vences, M. 2012. A tiny new species of Platypelis from the Marojejy National Park in northeastern Madagascar (Amphibia: Microhylidae). European Journal of Taxonomy 9: 1–9. DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2012.9 . Reference page.