title: A new Gephyromantis (Phylacomantis) frog species from the pinnacle karst of Bemaraha, western Madagascar.
abstract: We describe a new mantellid frog of the subfamily Mantellinae from the karstic Bemaraha Plateau, western Madagascar. The new species belongs to the genus Gephyromantis, subgenus Phylacomantis, which previously included Gephyromantis azzurrae, Gephyromantis corvus and Gephyromantis pseudoasper. Gephyromantis atsingysp. n. has a snout-vent length of 35-43 mm and is a scansorial frog living among the Tsingy de Bemaraha pinnacles and inside the caves present in the area. A morphological analysis and biomolecular comparison revealed the degree of differentiation between these four species of the Phylacomantis subgenus.The new species seems to be endemic to Tsingy de Bemaraha.
authors: Division of Evolutionary Biology, Zoological Institute, Technical University of Braunschweig, Spielmannstr. 8, 38106, Braunschweig, Germany.
authors: Angelica
authors: A
authors: Crottini
authors: Frank
authors: F
authors: Glaw
authors: Maurizio
authors: M
authors: Casiraghi
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authors: Mercurio
authors: Christian
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authors: Randrianantoandro
authors: Jasmin E
authors: JE
authors: Randrianirina
authors: Franco
authors: F
authors: Andreone
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