Rhombophryne vaventy

Rhombophryne vaventy

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 vaventy

Name

Rhombophryne vaventy Scherz, Ruthensteiner, Vences & Glaw, 2014: 554

• Holotype: ZSM 357/2005 (FGZC 2876), adult ♂, collected by F. Glaw, M. Vences, R.D. Randrianiaina on 17 February 2005.
• Type locality: “Marojejy National Park, “Camp Simpona”, 14°26.199′ S, 49°44.601′ E, 1326 m above sea level), northeastern Madagascar”.

References

Primary references

• Scherz, M.D., Ruthensteiner, B., Vences, M. & Glaw, F. 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 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. 

Links

• IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2020. IUCN: Rhombophryne vaventy  (Endangered) (amended version of 2016 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T79130249A177140091. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T79130249A177140091.en. Accessed on 06 September 2022.