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Madecassophryne truebae Guibé, 1974

 

 

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

 

 

Conservation Status

Rediscovered in 2017 or before

IUCN RedList status: Endangered

 

Distribution

Madagascar

 

Biology & Ecology

 

 

Hypodigm

 

 

Media

 

 

References

Original scientific description:

Guibé, J. (1974). Batraciens nouveaux de Madagascar. Bulletin du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle. Serie 3, Zoologie 145: 1009-1017.

 

Other references:

Blommers-Schlösser, R.M.A. and Blanc, C.P. 1991. Amphibiens (première partie). Fauna de Madagascar 75: 1-379.

Blommers-Schlösser, R.M.A. and Blanc, C.P. 1993. Amphibiens (deuxième partie). Faune De Madagascar 75: 385-530.

Glaw, F. and Vences, M. 1994. A Fieldguide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar. Second Edition. Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum Alexander Koenig, Bonn.

Glaw, F. and Vences, M. 2007. A Fieldguide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar. Third Edition. Vences & Glaw Verlag, Cologne.

IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. (2016). Madecassophryne truebae. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T57867A84178804. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T57867A84178804.en. Downloaded on 14 October 2017.

Nussbaum, R.A., Raxworthy, C.J., Raselimanana, A.P. and Ramanamanjato, J.-B. 1999. Amphibians and reptiles of the Réserve Naturelle Intégrale d'Andohahela, Madagascar. Fieldiana Zoology 94: 155-173.

Rakotoarison, Andolalao, Scherz, Mark D., Glaw, Frank and Vences, Miguel. (2017). Rediscovery of frogs belonging to the enigmatic microhylid genus Madecassophryne in the Anosy Massif, south-eastern Madagascar. Salamandra 53(4): 507-518.

 

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