Anodonthyla is a genus of microhylid frogs endemic to Madagascar.[1][2] Molecular data suggest that it is the sister taxon to all other species in the subfamily Cophylinae.[1]
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| Anodonthyla boulengerii | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Microhylidae |
| Subfamily: | Cophylinae |
| Genus: | Anodonthyla Müller, 1892 |
| Type species | |
| Anodonthyla boulengerii Müller, 1892
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12 species (see text) | |
Species
editThe genus contains twelve recognized species:[1][2]
| Binomial Name and Author | Common Name |
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| Anodonthyla boulengerii Müller, 1892 | Boulenger's climbing frog |
| Anodonthyla emilei Vences, Glaw, Köhler, and Wollenberg, 2010 | |
| Anodonthyla eximia Scherz, Hutter, Rakotoarison, Riemann, Rödel, Ndriantsoa, Glos, Roberts, Crottini, Vences, and Glaw, 2019 | |
| Anodonthyla hutchisoni Fenolio, Walvoord, Stout, Randrianirina, & Andreone, 2007 | |
| Anodonthyla jeanbai Vences, Glaw, Köhler, and Wollenberg, 2010 | |
| Anodonthyla montana Angel, 1925 | Mountain climbing frog |
| Anodonthyla moramora Glaw & Vences, 2005 | |
| Anodonthyla nigrigularis Glaw & Vences, 1992 | Black-throated climbing frog |
| Anodonthyla pollicaris (Boettger, 1913) | |
| Anodonthyla rouxae Guibé, 1974 | Madagascar climbing frog |
| Anodonthyla theoi Vences, Glaw, Köhler, and Wollenberg, 2010 | |
| Anodonthyla vallani Vences, Glaw, Köhler, and Wollenberg, 2010 |
Description
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One of the most obvious morphological synapomorphies of the genus is the presence, in males only, of a large prepollex that runs along the first finger and generally is closely connected to the first finger over most of its length. Correlated to this character, in males and females, the first finger is very short compared to other cophylines.[3] This is true even of the extremely miniaturised species Anodonthyla eximia described in 2019.[4]
Related pages
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Frost, Darrel R. (2020). "Anodonthyla Müller, 1892". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Microhylidae". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- ^ a b Vences, Miguel; Glaw, Frank; Köhler, Jörn; Wollenberg, Katharina C. & Arntzen, J.W. (2010). "Molecular phylogeny, morphology and bioacoustics reveal five additional species of arboreal microhylid frogs of the genus Anodonthyla from Madagascar". Contributions to Zoology. 79 (1): 1–32. doi:10.1163/18759866-07901001. S2CID 86744386. Archived from the original on 2012-03-28.
- ^ Scherz, Mark D.; Hutter, Carl R.; Rakotoarison, Andolalao; Riemann, Jana C.; Rödel, Mark-Oliver; Ndriantsoa, Serge H.; Glos, Julian; Hyde Roberts, Sam & Crottini, Angelica (2019). "Morphological and ecological convergence at the lower size limit for vertebrates highlighted by five new miniaturised microhylid frog species from three different Madagascan genera". PLOS ONE. 14 (3): e0213314. Bibcode:2019PLoSO..1413314S. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0213314. PMC 6436692. PMID 30917162.
External links
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