[PDF][PDF] A review of the taxonomy and osteology of the Rhombophryne serratopalpebrosa species group (Anura: Microhylidae) from Madagascar, with comments on the …

MD Scherz, O Hawlitschek, F Andreone… - Zootaxa, 2017‏ - researchgate.net
Over the last three years, three new species of saw-browed diamond frogs (Rhombophryne
serratopalpebrosa species group)—a clade of cophyline microhylid frogs native to northern …

DNA barcoding Madagascar's amphibian fauna

RGB Perl, ZT Nagy, G Sonet, F Glaw, KC Wollenberg… - Amphibia-Reptilia, 2014‏ - brill.com
We provide a DNA barcoding survey of Malagasy amphibians, including 251 of the 292
nominal species known to date, by complementing previous data with 280 newly determined …

[PDF][PDF] Describing the smaller majority: integrative taxonomy reveals twenty-six new species of tiny microhylid frogs (genus Stumpffia) from Madagascar PDF-29 MB

A Rakotoarison, M Scherz, F Glaw… - Vertebrate …, 2017‏ - vertebrate-zoology.arphahub.com
The genus Stumpffia BOETTGER, 1881 currently contains 15 named, small to miniaturized
frog species, classified in the endemic Malagasy subfamily Cophylinae of the family …

Rivaling the World's Smallest Reptiles: Discovery of Miniaturized and Microendemic New Species of Leaf Chameleons (Brookesia) from Northern Madagascar

F Glaw, J Köhler, TM Townsend, M Vences - PLoS one, 2012‏ - journals.plos.org
Background One clade of Malagasy leaf chameleons, the Brookesia minima group, is known
to contain species that rank among the smallest amniotes in the world. We report on a …

A phylogenetic analysis of Pleurodema (Anura: Leptodactylidae: Leiuperinae) based on mitochondrial and nuclear gene sequences, with comments on the evolution …

J Faivovich, DP Ferraro, NG Basso, CFB Haddad… - …, 2012‏ - Wiley Online Library
Species of the genus Pleurodema are relatively small, plump frogs that mostly occur in
strong‐seasonal and dry environments. The genus currently comprises 14 species …

Do cave features affect underground habitat exploitation by non-troglobite species?

E Lunghi, R Manenti, GF Ficetola - Acta Oecologica, 2014‏ - Elsevier
Many biospeleological studies focus on organisms that are exclusive inhabitants of the
subterranean realm, but organisms that are not obligate cave-dwellers are frequent in caves …

[HTML][HTML] A striking new genus and species of cave-dwelling frog (Amphibia: Anura: Microhylidae: Asterophryinae) from Thailand

C Suwannapoom, M Sumontha, J Tunprasert… - PeerJ, 2018‏ - peerj.com
We report on a discovery of Siamophryne troglodytes Gen. et sp. nov., a new troglophilous
genus and species of microhylid frog from a limestone cave in the tropical forests of western …

A novel hotspot of vertebrate endemism and an evolutionary refugium in tropical Australia

PM Oliver, RJ Laver, F De Mello Martins… - Diversity and …, 2017‏ - Wiley Online Library
Aim In lineages or regions that are rife with morphologically cryptic taxa, hotspots of local
endemism may remain overlooked when genetic data are unavailable. Here we examine …

When Giant Stick Insects Play With Colors: Molecular Phylogeny of the Achriopterini and Description of Two New Splendid Species (Phasmatodea: Achrioptera) From …

F Glaw, O Hawlitschek, A Dunz, J Goldberg… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2019‏ - frontiersin.org
Achrioptera is a taxon of extremely large and exceptionally colorful stick insects endemic to
Madagascar and the Comoros Archipelago. We studied the phylogenetic position of the …

Reconciling molecular phylogeny, morphological divergence and classification of Madagascan narrow-mouthed frogs (Amphibia: Microhylidae)

MD Scherz, M Vences, A Rakotoarison… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2016‏ - Elsevier
A recent study clarified several aspects of microhylid phylogeny by combining DNA
sequences from Sanger sequencing and anchored phylogenomics, although numerous …