Platypelis saikamavo

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 saikamavo

Name

Platypelis saikamavo Rakotoarison, Vences, Andreone, Crottini, Glaw, Scherz & Raselimanana, 2024: 172

• Holotype: MRSN A2630 (FAzC 11064), adult ♂, collected by F. Andreone, F. Mattioli, J.E. Randrianirina and M. Vences on 5 February 2001.
• Type locality: “Antsahamanara campsite, Tsaratanàna Massif (14.0444°S, 48.7841°E, around 1000 m a.s.l.), northern Madagascar”.

References

Primary references

• Rakotoarison, A., Vences, M., Andreone, F., Crottini, A., Glaw, F., Scherz, M.D. & Raselimanana, A.P. 2024. A new species of colorful Platypelis (Amphibia: Microhylidae) from the Tsaratanàna and Bemanevika massifs in northern Madagascar. Zootaxa 5501(1): 171–180. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5501.1.8 Reference page.