A new species of the genus Stumpffia (Amphibia : Anura : Microhylidae) from a small forest remnant of the central high plateau of Madagascar

Authors
Vallan, D
Citation
D. Vallan, A new species of the genus Stumpffia (Amphibia : Anura : Microhylidae) from a small forest remnant of the central high plateau of Madagascar, REV SUI ZOO, 107(4), 2000, pp. 835-841
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Animal Sciences
Journal title
REVUE SUISSE DE ZOOLOGIE
ISSN journal
0035418X → ACNP
Volume
107
Issue
4
Year of publication
2000
Pages
835 - 841
Database
ISI
SICI code
0035-418X(200012)107:4<835:ANSOTG>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
A new frog species of the terrestrial and leaf litter dwelling genus Stumpf fia is described. Stumpffia helenae sp. n. has enlarged finger tips and par tially reduced fingers and toes. It is the first record of the genus from t he central high plateau of Madagascar. Since this frog was discovered in sm all forest fragments, this record shows how important small forest remnants could be for nature conservation.