Two new Pandanus frogs (Guibemantis: Mantellidae: Anura) from northern Madagascar

  • We describe two new frog species of the genus Guibemantis Dubois, 1992 (Mantellidae) from northern Madagascar. Both species are placed in the subgenus Pandanusicola Glaw & Vences, 1994 and, like most of their relatives, appear to only inhabit the leaf axils of Pandanus plants. Guibemantis albomaculatus sp. nov. is distinguished from other closely related species by light colored dorsolateral stripes and abundant small white spots found on its flanks and limbs. Guibemantis woosteri sp. nov. also has light-colored dorsolateral stripes and small white spots, but differs by having strongly banded forelimbs and a reddish coloration around the eye orbits. Mitochondrial DNA sequences corroborate the identity of these two new species, which appear to be regional endemics in northern and north-eastern Madagascar, respectively. These descriptions bring the species count in Pandanusicola to thirteen.

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Author:Richard M. Lehtinen, Frank Glaw, Miguel Vences, Andolalao Rakotoarison, Mark D. Scherz
URN:urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-537155
DOI:https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2018.451
ISSN:2118-9773
Parent Title (English):European journal of taxonomy : 451
Series (Serial Number):European journal of taxonomy : EJT (451)
Publisher:Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle
Place of publication:Paris
Document Type:Part of Periodical
Language:English
Year of Completion:2018
Year of first Publication:2018
Publishing Institution:Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg
Release Date:2020/06/04
Tag:Amphibia; Madagascar; Pandanusicola; new species; taxonomy
Page Number:20
Dewey Decimal Classification:5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 59 Tiere (Zoologie) / 590 Tiere (Zoologie)
Sammlungen:Sammlung Biologie / Sondersammelgebiets-Volltexte
Licence (German):License LogoCreative Commons - Namensnennung 3.0