title: Beautiful bright belly: A distinctive new microhylid frog (Amphibia: Stumpffia) from eastern Madagascar.
abstract: We describe a new red-bellied species of the microhylid frog genus Stumpffia from the Andasibe region (18°56' S, 48°25' E, ca. 900 m elevation) in central-eastern Madagascar. Stumpffia kibomena sp. nov. differs from all other described Stumpffia species in coloration, morphology, and by genetic differentiation in the mitochondrial 16S  rRNA gene (≥8.6% uncorrected p-distance to all other nominal species of the genus). It is furthermore distinguished from most other Stumpffia species by its advertisement calls. The new species is reliably known only from a few specimens collected in the Andasibe region and based on the limited knowledge we suggest its IUCN Red List classification as "Data Deficient".
authors.affiliation: Zoologische Staatssammlung München, Münchhausenstraße 21, 81247 München, Germany.; Email: Frank.Glaw@zsm.mwn.de.
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Glaw
authors.affiliation: Naturhistorisches Museum Basel, Augustinergasse 2, CH 4001 Basel, Switzerland.; Email: Denis.Vallan@bs.ch.
authors.forename: Denis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vallan
authors.affiliation: Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali, Via G. Giolitti, 36, I-10123 Torino, Italy.; Email: franco.andreone@regione.piemonte.it.
authors.forename: Franco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Andreone
authors.affiliation: Association Mitsinjo, Lot 104 A Gare, Andasibe 514, Madagascar.; Email: devin@amphibiancare.com.
authors.forename: Devin
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Edmonds
authors.affiliation: Association Mitsinjo, Lot 104 A Gare, Andasibe 514, Madagascar.; Email: rdolch@gmx.de.
authors.forename: Rainer
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dolch
authors.affiliation: Division of Evolutionary Biology, Zoological Institute, Technical University of Braunschweig, Mendelssohnstr. 4, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany.; Email: m.vences@tu-bs.de.
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vences
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D001001:Anura / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology; D049628:Body Size; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D008270:Madagascar; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size; D014828:Vocalization, Animal