Rhombophryne tany

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: Rhombophryne
Species: Rhombophryne tany

Name

Rhombophryne tany Scherz, Ruthensteiner, Vieites, Vences & Glaw, 2015: 317

• Holotype: ZSM 1814/2010 (field number ZCMV 12359), adult ♂, collected by M. Vences, D. Vieites, R.D. Randrianiaina, F. Ratsoavina, S. Rasamison, A. Rakotoarison, E. Rajeriarison, and T. Rajoafiarison on 13 June 2010.
• Type locality: “on the Tsaratanana Massif, Camp 2 (Matsabory Maiky), 14.15256°S, 48.95728°E, 2021 m asl, on the border between the Antsiranana and Mahajanga provinces, northern Madagascar”.

References

Primary references

• Scherz, M.D., Ruthensteiner, B., Vieites, D.R., Vences, M. & Glaw, F. 2015. Two new microhylid frogs of the genus Rhombophryne with superciliary spines from the Tsaratanana Massif in northern Madagascar. Herpetologica 71(2): 310–321. DOI: 10.1655/HERPETOLOGICA-D-14-00048 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Belluardo, F., Scherz, M.D., Santos, B., Andreone, F., Antonelli, A., Glaw, F., Muñoz-Pajares, A.J., Randrianirina, J.E., Raselimanana, A.P., Vences, M. & Crottini, A. 2022. Molecular taxonomic identification and species level phylogeny of the narrow-mouthed frogs of the genus Rhombophryne (Anura: Microhylidae: Cophylinae) from Madagascar. Systematics and Biodiversity 20(1): 1–13. DOI: 10.1080/14772000.2022.2039320 Reference page.