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aff.
<emphasis id="B942C845FFE0FF863D8D4C52F7C5FBEE" box="[151,213,1087,1112]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="192">wittei</emphasis>
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) by
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Bora
<emphasis id="B942C845FFE0FF863C594C52F66AFBEF" box="[323,378,1087,1113]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="192">et al.</emphasis>
(2010)
</bibRefCitation>
,
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<emphasis id="B942C845FFE0FF863CC74C52F574FBEF" box="[477,612,1087,1113]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="192">Blommersia</emphasis>
sp. 5
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by
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Vieites
<emphasis id="B942C845FFE0FF863E034C52F440FBEF" box="[793,848,1087,1113]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="192">et al.</emphasis>
(2009)
</bibRefCitation>
and
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Wollenberg
<emphasis id="B942C845FFE0FF8639464C52F383FBEF" box="[1116,1171,1087,1113]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="192">et al.</emphasis>
(2011)
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,
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<emphasis id="B942C845FFE0FF8639F54C52F266FBEF" box="[1263,1398,1087,1113]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="192">Blommersia</emphasis>
sp.
</taxonomicName>
Ca5 by
<bibRefCitation id="EFA769A6FFE0FF863DF44C0EF6BFFBCB" author="Perl, R. G. B. &amp; Nagy, Z. T. &amp; Sonet, G. &amp; Glaw, F. &amp; Wollenberg, K. C. &amp; Vences, M." box="[238,431,1123,1149]" pageId="14" pageNumber="192" pagination="197 - 206" refId="ref14847" refString="Perl, R. G. B., Nagy, Z. T., Sonet, G., Glaw, F., Wollenberg, K. C. &amp; Vences, M. (2014) DNA barcoding Madagascar's amphibian fauna. Amphibia-Reptilia, 35, 197 - 206. https: // doi. org / 10.1163 / 15685381 - 00002942" type="journal article" year="2014">
Perl
<emphasis id="B942C845FFE0FF863C394C0EF64BFBCB" box="[291,347,1123,1149]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="192">et al.</emphasis>
(2014)
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,
<bibRefCitation id="EFA769A6FFE0FF863CA14C0EF582FBCB" author="Penny, G. S. &amp; Andreone, F. &amp; Crottini, A. &amp; Holderied, M. W. &amp; Rosa, G. M. &amp; Schwitzer, C." box="[443,658,1123,1149]" pageId="14" pageNumber="192" refId="ref14679" refString="Penny, G. S., Andreone, F., Crottini, A., Holderied, M. W., Rosa, G. M. &amp; Schwitzer, C. (2016) The amphibians of the Sahamalaza Peninsula, northwest Madagascar - actions for their conservation. Bristol Zoological Society, Bristol, 34 pp. [ISBN: 978 - 1 - 5262 - 0040 - 2]" type="book" year="2016">
Penny
<emphasis id="B942C845FFE0FF863F124C0EF550FBCB" box="[520,576,1123,1149]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="192">et al.</emphasis>
(2016)
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and
<bibRefCitation id="EFA769A6FFE0FF863FD24C0EF488FBCB" author="Glaw, F. &amp; Hawlitschek, O. &amp; Glaw, K. &amp; Vences, M." box="[712,920,1123,1149]" pageId="14" pageNumber="192" pagination="19" refId="ref13713" refString="Glaw, F., Hawlitschek, O., Glaw, K. &amp; Vences, M. (2019) Integrative evidence confirms new endemic island frogs and transmarine dispersal of amphibians between Madagascar and Mayotte (Comoros archipelago). The Science of Nature, 106, 19. https: // doi. org / 10.1007 / s 00114 - 019 - 1618 - 9" type="journal article" year="2019">
Glaw
<emphasis id="B942C845FFE0FF863E164C0EF454FBCB" box="[780,836,1123,1149]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="192">et al.</emphasis>
(2019)
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,
<taxonomicName id="4C366FD4FFE0FF863EBE4C0EF342FBCB" box="[932,1106,1123,1149]" class="Amphibia" family="Mantellidae" genus="Blommersia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="14" pageNumber="192" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="undetermined">
<emphasis id="B942C845FFE0FF863EBE4C0EF33BFBCB" box="[932,1067,1123,1149]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="192">Blommersia</emphasis>
sp.
</taxonomicName>
Ca05 by
<bibRefCitation id="EFA769A6FFE0FF8639A44C0EF288FBCB" author="Penny, S. G. &amp; Crottini, A. &amp; Andreone, F. &amp; Bellati, A. &amp; Rakotozafy, L. M. S. &amp; Holderied, M. W. &amp; Schwitzer, C. &amp; Rosa, G. M." box="[1214,1432,1123,1149]" pageId="14" pageNumber="192" pagination="273 - 296" refId="ref14754" refString="Penny, S. G., Crottini, A., Andreone, F., Bellati, A., Rakotozafy, L. M. S., Holderied, M. W., Schwitzer, C. &amp; Rosa, G. M. (2017) Combining old and new evidence to increase the known biodiversity value of the Sahamalaza Peninsula, Northwest Madagascar. Contributions to Zoology, 86, 273 - 296. https: // doi. org / 10.1163 / 18759866 - 08604002" type="journal article" year="2017">
Penny
<emphasis id="B942C845FFE0FF8638114C0EF254FBCB" box="[1291,1348,1123,1149]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="192">et al.</emphasis>
(2017)
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, and
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<emphasis id="B942C845FFE0FF863DDD4CEAF65EFB17" box="[199,334,1159,1185]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="192">Blommersia</emphasis>
sp.
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicName id="4C366FD4FFE0FF863C664CEAF51EFB17" authority="Ca" authorityName="Ca" box="[380,526,1158,1185]" class="Amphibia" family="Mantellidae" genus="Mantidactylus" isUncertain="true" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="14" pageNumber="192" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="wittei">
aff.
<emphasis id="B942C845FFE0FF863CB24CEAF6F6FB16" box="[424,486,1159,1184]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="192">wittei</emphasis>
Ca
</taxonomicName>
05 “Isalo” by
<bibRefCitation id="EFA769A6FFE0FF863FB34CEAF493FB17" author="Cocca, W. &amp; Rosa, G. M. &amp; Andreone, F. &amp; Aprea, G. &amp; Eusebio Bergo, P. &amp; Mattioli, F. &amp; Mercurio, V. &amp; Randrianirina, J. E. &amp; Rosado, D. &amp; Vences, M. &amp; Crottini, A." box="[681,899,1159,1185]" pageId="14" pageNumber="192" pagination="178 - 200" refId="ref13473" refString="Cocca, W., Rosa, G. M., Andreone, F., Aprea, G., Eusebio Bergo, P., Mattioli, F., Mercurio, V., Randrianirina, J. E., Rosado, D., Vences, M. &amp; Crottini, A. (2018) The herpetofauna (Amphibia, Crocodylia, Squamata, Testudines) of the Isalo Massif, Southwest Madagascar: combining morphological, molecular and museum data. Salamandra, 54, 178 - 200." type="journal article" year="2018">
Cocca
<emphasis id="B942C845FFE0FF863FEC4CEAF43EFB17" box="[758,814,1159,1185]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="192">et al.</emphasis>
(2018)
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.
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. ZSM 31/2004 (field number FGZC 47), an adult male, collected by
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, M.
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. Thomas &amp;
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at a stream near
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,
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(
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,
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, 813 a.s.l.), southwestern
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. A total of
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. ZSM 22/2004 (
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;
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ZSM 706/2001 (
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), adult male, collected by
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,
<collectorName id="26C37181FFE0FF863F314D32F5A7FACF" box="[555,695,1375,1401]" pageId="14" pageNumber="192">D.R. Vieites</collectorName>
,
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,
<collectorName id="26C37181FFE0FF863E204D32F4DCFACF" box="[826,972,1375,1401]" pageId="14" pageNumber="192">V. Raherisoa</collectorName>
, &amp;
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,
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(approximately
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;
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ZSM 246/2003 and ZSM 247/2003,
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males, collected by
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at
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(site “G2”) in
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;
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ZSM 13/2006 (
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), ZSM 30/2006 (
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), ZSM 52/2006 (
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), and ZSM 68/2006 (
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females and
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males, collected by
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, J. K̂hler,
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&amp; H.
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at
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,
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, “Camp 1” (
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,
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,
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<quantity id="4CCEB9B2FFE0FF863FC34E7EF430F99B" box="[729,800,1555,1581]" metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.46" pageId="14" pageNumber="192" unit="m" value="146.0">146 m</quantity>
a.s.l.
</elevation>
), on 17, 19, and
<date id="FF883297FFE0FF86390F4E7EF3D3F99B" box="[1045,1219,1555,1581]" pageId="14" pageNumber="192" value="2006-03-24">
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</date>
</materialsCitation>
,
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respectively; ZSM 2284/2007 (
<specimenCode id="DB90BC2CFFE0FF863C3A4E5AF6A2F9E7" box="[288,434,1590,1617]" collectionCode="ZCMV" pageId="14" pageNumber="192">ZCMV 5801</specimenCode>
) and ZSM 2285/2007 (
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),
<specimenCount id="9D30DFDEFFE0FF863E7D4E5AF4C0F9E7" box="[871,976,1591,1617]" pageId="14" pageNumber="192" type="adult">one adult</specimenCount>
male and
<specimenCount id="9D30DFDEFFE0FF86395D4E5AF3A0F9E7" box="[1095,1200,1591,1617]" pageId="14" pageNumber="192" type="adult">one adult</specimenCount>
female, collected by
<collectorName id="26C37181FFE0FF863D8D4E36F61EF9C3" box="[151,270,1627,1653]" pageId="14" pageNumber="192">M. Vences</collectorName>
and collaborators at
<location id="8EE9428CFFE0FF863F1B4E36F5CFF9C3" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:039FA541FFE0FF983D8D4B0BF5ABF9E7:8EE9428CFFE0FF863F1B4E36F5CFF9C3" box="[513,735,1627,1653]" country="Madagascar" name="Isalo National Park" pageId="14" pageNumber="192">Isalo National Park</location>
, on
<date id="FF883297FFE0FF863E0B4E36F4CFF9C3" box="[785,991,1627,1653]" pageId="14" pageNumber="192" value="2007-02-17">
<collectingDate id="EFCCCB7FFFE0FF863E0B4E36F4CFF9C3" box="[785,991,1627,1653]" pageId="14" pageNumber="192" value="2007-02-17">17 February 2007</collectingDate>
</date>
</materialsCitation>
;
<materialsCitation id="3B5E1E0AFFE0FF863EF64E36F37FF90B" collectingDate="2007-02-09" collectionCode="ZCMV" collectorName="L. du Preez &amp; C. Weldon &amp; L. Raharivololoniaina" country="Madagascar" location="Ankarafantsika" pageId="14" pageNumber="192" specimenCode="ZCMV 5625, ZCMV 5626, ZCMV 5643, ZCMV 5621" specimenCount="1" typeStatus="paratype">
ZSM 2281/2007 (
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), ZSM 2282/2007 (
<specimenCode id="DB90BC2CFFE0FF863C384E12F6A7F92C" box="[290,439,1663,1690]" collectionCode="ZCMV" pageId="14" pageNumber="192">ZCMV 5626</specimenCode>
), ZSM 2283/2007 (
<specimenCode id="DB90BC2CFFE0FF863F804E12F420F92C" box="[666,816,1663,1690]" collectionCode="ZCMV" pageId="14" pageNumber="192">ZCMV 5643</specimenCode>
), and ZSM 2320/2007 (
<specimenCode id="DB90BC2CFFE0FF86395F4E12F3CBF92C" box="[1093,1243,1663,1690]" collectionCode="ZCMV" pageId="14" pageNumber="192">ZCMV 5621</specimenCode>
), collected by
<collectorName id="26C37181FFE0FF86389E4E12F7EEF90B" pageId="14" pageNumber="192">L. du Preez</collectorName>
,
<collectorName id="26C37181FFE0FF863C164ECEF695F90B" box="[268,389,1699,1725]" pageId="14" pageNumber="192">C. Weldon</collectorName>
&amp;
<collectorName id="26C37181FFE0FF863CB44ECEF5B7F90B" box="[430,679,1699,1725]" pageId="14" pageNumber="192">L. Raharivololoniaina</collectorName>
at
<location id="8EE9428CFFE0FF863FD74ECEF46BF90B" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:039FA541FFE0FF983D8D4B0BF5ABF9E7:8EE9428CFFE0FF863FD74ECEF46BF90B" box="[717,891,1699,1725]" country="Madagascar" name="Ankarafantsika" pageId="14" pageNumber="192">Ankarafantsika</location>
, on
<date id="FF883297FFE0FF863EB44ECEF37FF90B" box="[942,1135,1699,1725]" pageId="14" pageNumber="192" value="2007-02-09">
<collectingDate id="EFCCCB7FFFE0FF863EB44ECEF37FF90B" box="[942,1135,1699,1725]" pageId="14" pageNumber="192" value="2007-02-09">9 February 2007</collectingDate>
</date>
</materialsCitation>
;
<materialsCitation id="3B5E1E0AFFE0FF8639644ECEF53AF8B3" collectingDate="2012-12-28" collectionCode="ZCMV" collectorName="A. Rakotoarison &amp; J. Erens &amp; E. Rajeriarison &amp; Mariarano" country="Madagascar" elevation="11" latitude="-15.4978" longLatPrecision="7" longitude="46.6943" pageId="14" pageNumber="192" specimenCode="ZCMV 14143" specimenCount="1" typeStatus="paratype">
ZSM 3222/2012 (
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), adult male collected by
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,
<collectorName id="26C37181FFE0FF863FD34EAAF433F957" box="[713,803,1735,1761]" pageId="14" pageNumber="192">J. Erens</collectorName>
&amp;
<collectorName id="26C37181FFE0FF863E524EAAF4E0F957" box="[840,1008,1735,1761]" pageId="14" pageNumber="192">E. Rajeriarison</collectorName>
at
<collectorName id="26C37181FFE0FF86390E4EAAF399F957" box="[1044,1161,1735,1761]" pageId="14" pageNumber="192">Mariarano</collectorName>
(
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,
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,
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<quantity id="4CCEB9B2FFE0FF863D8D4E86F7C1F8B3" box="[151,209,1771,1797]" metricMagnitude="1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.1" pageId="14" pageNumber="192" unit="m" value="11.0">11 m</quantity>
a.s.l.
</elevation>
), on
<date id="FF883297FFE0FF863C574E86F53AF8B3" box="[333,554,1771,1797]" pageId="14" pageNumber="192" value="2012-12-28">
<collectingDate id="EFCCCB7FFFE0FF863C574E86F53AF8B3" box="[333,554,1771,1797]" pageId="14" pageNumber="192" value="2012-12-28">28 December 2012</collectingDate>
</date>
</materialsCitation>
;
<materialsCitation id="3B5E1E0AFFE0FF863F2C4E86F64BF8FB" latitude="-22.8333" longitude="45.188" pageId="14" pageNumber="192">
MRSN A2957 and A2958 (FAZC 1180711808),
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, collected by F. Andreone, G. Aprea &amp; V. Mercurio in the Isalo Massif, Andohasahenina (
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,
<geoCoordinate id="EE027290FFE0FF86397E4F62F3CDF89C" box="[1124,1245,1807,1834]" degrees="45.1880" direction="east" orientation="longitude" pageId="14" pageNumber="192" precision="5" value="45.188">45.1880°E</geoCoordinate>
,
<quantity id="4CCEB9B2FFE0FF8639F04F62F223F89F" box="[1258,1331,1807,1833]" metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="8.76" pageId="14" pageNumber="192" unit="m" value="876.0">876 m</quantity>
a.s.l.) on
<date id="FF883297FFE0FF863D8D4F5EF647F8FB" box="[151,343,1843,1870]" pageId="14" pageNumber="192" value="2004-01-15">15 January 2004</date>
;
</materialsCitation>
<materialsCitation id="3B5E1E0AFFE0FF863C794F5EF643F823" collectingDate="2004-11-17" collectionCode="FAZC" collectorName="F. Andreone &amp; F. Mattioli" country="Madagascar" elevation="881" latitude="-22.6215" longLatPrecision="7" longitude="45.3587" pageId="14" pageNumber="192" specimenCode="FAZC 12550, FAZC 12551" specimenCount="1" typeStatus="paratype">
MRSN A5349 (
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), female, and MRSN A5350 (
<specimenCode id="DB90BC2CFFE0FF8639184F5EF38CF8F8" box="[1026,1180,1843,1870]" collectionCode="FAZC" pageId="14" pageNumber="192">FAZC 12551</specimenCode>
), male, collected by
<collectorName id="26C37181FFE0FF8638924F5EF618F8C7" pageId="14" pageNumber="192">F. Andreone</collectorName>
,
<collectorName id="26C37181FFE0FF863C0C4F3AF69EF8C7" box="[278,398,1879,1905]" pageId="14" pageNumber="192">F. Mattioli</collectorName>
&amp;
<collectorName id="26C37181FFE0FF863CAC4F3AF550F8C7" box="[438,576,1879,1905]" pageId="14" pageNumber="192">V. Mercurio</collectorName>
in the
<collectorName id="26C37181FFE0FF863F8E4F3AF433F8C7" box="[660,803,1879,1905]" pageId="14" pageNumber="192">Isalo Massif</collectorName>
,
<collectorName id="26C37181FFE0FF863E2B4F3AF489F8C7" box="[817,921,1879,1905]" pageId="14" pageNumber="192">Zahavola</collectorName>
(
<geoCoordinate id="EE027290FFE0FF863EB14F3AF334F8C4" box="[939,1060,1879,1906]" degrees="22.6215" direction="south" orientation="latitude" pageId="14" pageNumber="192" precision="5" value="-22.6215">22.6215°S</geoCoordinate>
,
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,
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<quantity id="4CCEB9B2FFE0FF8639A04F3AF214F8C7" box="[1210,1284,1879,1905]" metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="8.809999999999999" pageId="14" pageNumber="192" unit="m" value="881.0">881 m</quantity>
a.s.l.
</elevation>
), on
<date id="FF883297FFE0FF86389A4F3AF643F823" pageId="14" pageNumber="192" value="2004-11-17">
<collectingDate id="EFCCCB7FFFE0FF86389A4F3AF643F823" pageId="14" pageNumber="192" value="2004-11-17">17 November 2004</collectingDate>
</date>
</materialsCitation>
;
<materialsCitation id="3B5E1E0AFFE0FF863C7B4F16F28CF80F" latitude="-22.4348" longitude="45.2552" pageId="14" pageNumber="192">
MRSN A5353 and A5354 (FAZC 12968 and 12970),
<specimenCount id="9D30DFDEFFE0FF863ECB4F16F359F823" box="[977,1097,1915,1941]" pageId="14" pageNumber="192" type="male">two males</specimenCount>
, collected by F. Andreone, F. Mattioli &amp; V. Mercurio in the Isalo Massif, Sakamalio (
<geoCoordinate id="EE027290FFE0FF863E184FF2F46CF80F" box="[770,892,1951,1977]" degrees="22.4348" direction="south" orientation="latitude" pageId="14" pageNumber="192" precision="5" value="-22.4348">22.4348°S</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate id="EE027290FFE0FF863E9D4FF2F311F80C" box="[903,1025,1951,1978]" degrees="45.2552" direction="east" orientation="longitude" pageId="14" pageNumber="192" precision="5" value="45.2552">45.2552°E</geoCoordinate>
,
<quantity id="4CCEB9B2FFE0FF8639164FF2F343F80F" box="[1036,1107,1951,1977]" metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="7.26" pageId="14" pageNumber="192" unit="m" value="726.0">726 m</quantity>
a.s.l.) on
<date id="FF883297FFE0FF8639DA4FF2F289F80F" box="[1216,1433,1951,1977]" pageId="14" pageNumber="192" value="2004-12-16">16 December 2004</date>
;
</materialsCitation>
<materialsCitation id="3B5E1E0AFFE0FF873D8D4FAEF4E1FF07" collectingDate="2004-11-20" collectionCode="FAZC" collectorName="F. Andreone &amp; F. Mattioli &amp; V. Mercurio" country="Madagascar" elevation="663" lastPageId="15" lastPageNumber="193" latitude="-22.3672" location="Ankarafantsika" longLatPrecision="7" longitude="45.392" pageId="14" pageNumber="192" specimenCode="FAZC 12591" specimenCount="1" typeStatus="paratype">
MRSN A5351 (
<specimenCode id="DB90BC2CFFE0FF863C564FAEF6F7F868" box="[332,487,1987,2014]" collectionCode="FAZC" pageId="14" pageNumber="192">FAZC 12591</specimenCode>
), female, collected by
<collectorName id="26C37181FFE0FF863FF44FAEF46CF86B" box="[750,892,1987,2013]" pageId="14" pageNumber="192">F. Andreone</collectorName>
,
<collectorName id="26C37181FFE0FF863E904FAEF312F86B" box="[906,1026,1987,2013]" pageId="14" pageNumber="192">F. Mattioli</collectorName>
&amp;
<collectorName id="26C37181FFE0FF8639314FAEF3A4F86B" box="[1067,1204,1987,2013]" pageId="14" pageNumber="192">V. Mercurio</collectorName>
in the
<collectorName id="26C37181FFE0FF8638134FAEF288F86B" box="[1289,1432,1987,2013]" pageId="14" pageNumber="192">Isalo Massif</collectorName>
,
<collectorName id="26C37181FFE1FF873D8D48FAF629FF07" box="[151,313,151,177]" pageId="15" pageNumber="193">Andriamanero</collectorName>
(
<geoCoordinate id="EE027290FFE1FF873C5248FAF6D2FF07" box="[328,450,151,177]" degrees="22.3672" direction="south" orientation="latitude" pageId="15" pageNumber="193" precision="5" value="-22.3672">22.3672°S</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate id="EE027290FFE1FF873CD448FBF557FF07" box="[462,583,150,177]" degrees="45.3920" direction="east" orientation="longitude" pageId="15" pageNumber="193" precision="5" value="45.392">45.3920°E</geoCoordinate>
,
<elevation id="001BF364FFE1FF873F4948FAF5C6FF07" box="[595,726,151,177]" metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="6.63" pageId="15" pageNumber="193" unit="m" value="663.0">
<quantity id="4CCEB9B2FFE1FF873F4948FAF58BFF07" box="[595,667,151,177]" metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="6.63" pageId="15" pageNumber="193" unit="m" value="663.0">663 m</quantity>
a.s.l.
</elevation>
), on
<date id="FF883297FFE1FF873E0B48FAF4FEFF07" box="[785,1006,151,177]" pageId="15" pageNumber="193" value="2004-11-20">
<collectingDate id="EFCCCB7FFFE1FF873E0B48FAF4FEFF07" box="[785,1006,151,177]" pageId="15" pageNumber="193" value="2004-11-20">20 November 2004</collectingDate>
</date>
;
</materialsCitation>
<materialsCitation id="3B5E1E0AFFE1FF873EE348FAF287FF4F" collectingDate="2004-11-20" collectionCode="FAZC" collectorName="L. du Preez &amp; C. Weldon &amp; L. Raharivololoniaina" country="Madagascar" elevation="663" latitude="-22.3672" location="Ankarafantsika" longLatPrecision="7" longitude="45.392" pageId="15" pageNumber="193" specimenCode="FAZC 12591" specimenCount="1" typeStatus="paratype">
as well as
<specimenCount id="9D30DFDEFFE1FF87397448FAF23AFF07" box="[1134,1322,151,177]" pageId="15" pageNumber="193" type="generic">seven specimens</specimenCount>
deposited in the UADBA collection (uncatalogued but accessible via field tags): UADBA-ZCMV 5620, 5641, 5642, 5644,
<specimenCount id="9D30DFDEFFE1FF873D8D48B2F650FF4F" box="[151,320,223,249]" pageId="15" pageNumber="193" type="generic">four specimens</specimenCount>
collected by
<collectorName id="26C37181FFE1FF873CC848B2F542FF4F" box="[466,594,223,249]" pageId="15" pageNumber="193">L. du Preez</collectorName>
,
<collectorName id="26C37181FFE1FF873F4648B2F5C1FF4F" box="[604,721,223,249]" pageId="15" pageNumber="193">C. Weldon</collectorName>
&amp;
<collectorName id="26C37181FFE1FF873FE948B2F4F7FF4F" box="[755,999,223,249]" pageId="15" pageNumber="193">L. Raharivololoniaina</collectorName>
at
<location id="8EE9428CFFE1FF87391F48B2F3A3FF4F" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:039FA541FFE0FF983D8D4B0BF5ABF9E7:8EE9428CFFE1FF87391F48B2F3A3FF4F" box="[1029,1203,223,249]" country="Madagascar" name="Ankarafantsika" pageId="15" pageNumber="193">Ankarafantsika</location>
, on
<date id="FF883297FFE1FF8739C448B2F287FF4F" box="[1246,1431,223,249]" pageId="15" pageNumber="193" value="2007-02-09">
<collectingDate id="EFCCCB7FFFE1FF8739C448B2F287FF4F" box="[1246,1431,223,249]" pageId="15" pageNumber="193" value="2007-02-09">9 February 2007</collectingDate>
</date>
</materialsCitation>
;
<materialsCitation id="3B5E1E0AFFE1FF873D8D496EF57BFEF7" collectingDate="2007-02-17" collectorName="M. Vences" country="Madagascar" location="Isalo National Park" pageId="15" pageNumber="193" specimenCount="1" typeStatus="paratype">
and UADBA-ZCMV 5800, 5802, 5803,
<specimenCount id="9D30DFDEFFE1FF873F7B496EF406FEAB" box="[609,790,259,285]" pageId="15" pageNumber="193" type="generic">three specimens</specimenCount>
collected by collected by
<collectorName id="26C37181FFE1FF873925496EF3A5FEAB" box="[1087,1205,259,285]" pageId="15" pageNumber="193">M. Vences</collectorName>
and collaborators at
<location id="8EE9428CFFE1FF873D8D494AF662FEF7" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:039FA541FFE0FF983D8D4B0BF5ABF9E7:8EE9428CFFE1FF873D8D494AF662FEF7" box="[151,370,295,321]" country="Madagascar" name="Isalo National Park" pageId="15" pageNumber="193">Isalo National Park</location>
, on
<date id="FF883297FFE1FF873CBA494AF57BFEF7" box="[416,619,295,321]" pageId="15" pageNumber="193" value="2007-02-17">
<collectingDate id="EFCCCB7FFFE1FF873CBA494AF57BFEF7" box="[416,619,295,321]" pageId="15" pageNumber="193" value="2007-02-17">17 February 2007</collectingDate>
</date>
</materialsCitation>
.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B891457FFE1FF873DDD4926F52DFE43" blockId="15.[151,1437,150,2013]" pageId="15" pageNumber="193">
<emphasis id="B942C845FFE1FF873DDD4926F629FED2" box="[199,313,331,356]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="193">Diagnosis</emphasis>
. A species of the genus
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in the subfamily
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of the family
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based on presence of intercalary elements between penultimate and ultimate phalanges of fingers and toes (verified by external examination), occurrence in
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, relatively small body size (male SVL &lt;
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), presence of femoral glands in males and absence of femoral gland rudiments in females, head distinctly longer than wide, and molecular phylogenetic relationships.
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From other species of
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, the new species is mainly distinguished as follows: from
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by the presence of vomerine teeth in many individuals (vs. absence) and a totally different color pattern without whitish spots on the flanks and on the finger- and toe-tips (vs. presence); from
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by a femoral gland placed centrally on the thigh (vs. distally); from
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<emphasis id="B942C845FFE1FF873CE74A06F5B5FD33" box="[509,677,619,645]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="193">B. blommersae</emphasis>
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by having lateral metatarsalia separated by webbing (vs. connected by dense tissue); from
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<emphasis id="B942C845FFE1FF873C814AE2F522FD1F" box="[411,562,655,681]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="193">B. domerguei</emphasis>
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by having lateral metatarsalia separated by webbing (vs. connected by dense tissue), by the presence of vomerine teeth in many individuals (vs. absence), a larger body size (SVL&gt;
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vs. &lt;
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), and absence of a distinct pattern with three dark brown bands on a copper-brown dorsum (vs. presence); from
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by having lateral metatarsalia separated by webbing (vs. connected by dense tissue) and absence of distinct black lateral stripe (vs. presence); from
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<emphasis id="B942C845FFE1FF873FFB4B72F45AFC8F" box="[737,842,799,825]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="193">B. galani</emphasis>
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by presence of vomerine teeth in many individuals (vs. absence); from
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<emphasis id="B942C845FFE1FF873C624B2EF534FCEB" box="[376,548,835,861]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="193">B. grandisonae</emphasis>
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by presence of vomerine teeth in many individuals (vs. absence) and a largely different color pattern (but see discussion in
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Vences
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2023
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on the identity of
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<emphasis id="B942C845FFE1FF87395D4B0AF3E4FC37" box="[1095,1268,871,897]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="193">B. grandisonae</emphasis>
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); from
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<emphasis id="B942C845FFE1FF8738544B0AF28CFC37" box="[1358,1436,871,897]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="193">B. kely</emphasis>
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by having lateral metatarsalia separated by webbing (vs. connected by dense tissue), presence of vomerine teeth in many individuals (vs. absence), and larger body size (SVL&gt;
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vs. &lt;
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); from
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by ovoid femoral glands in small distance to each other (vs. more rounded, distant glands) and absence of a dark face mask (vs. presence); from
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<emphasis id="B942C845FFE1FF873C674B9AF6FCFBA6" box="[381,492,1015,1040]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="193">B. sarotra</emphasis>
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by having lateral metatarsalia separated by webbing (vs. connected by dense tissue); from
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<emphasis id="B942C845FFE1FF873DC24C76F694FB82" box="[216,388,1051,1076]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="193">B. transmarina</emphasis>
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by a narrower head (male HW/SVL ratio 0.290.34 vs. 0.340.36) and somewhat shorter hands (male HAL/SVL ratio 0.290.33 vs. 0.300.35); from
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<emphasis id="B942C845FFE1FF873E534C52F4C4FBEF" box="[841,980,1087,1113]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="193">B. variabilis</emphasis>
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by having lateral metatarsalia separated by webbing (vs. connected by dense tissue in most individuals) and probably a smaller distance between femoral gland. Furthermore, differentiated from all these species by differences in advertisement calls and genetic distances&gt;5% in the analyzed mitochondrial 16S rRNA gene fragment of these two species. It differs from
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<emphasis id="B942C845FFE1FF8739D74CC6F239FB72" box="[1229,1321,1195,1220]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="193">B. wittei</emphasis>
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, however, in a substantial divergence of mitochondrial genes (5.08.2% uncorrected pairwise distance in 16S) and lack of haplotype sharing in RAG1 and SACS, and in advertisement calls lacking distinct pulses vs. being clearly pulsed in
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(except in the Sambava population whose taxonomic status is in need of revision).
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Description of the
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. Adult male specimen with distinct femoral glands, in a good state of preservation (
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). Tongue removed as tissue samples for molecular analysis. SVL
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, for further measurements see
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. Body slender; head longer than wide, of same width as body; snout rounded in lateral view, obtusely pointed in dorsal and ventral views; nostrils directed laterally, protuberant, nearer to snout tip than to eye; canthus rostralis rounded; loreal region slightly concave; tympanum distinct, round, its diameter 63% of eye diameter; supratympanic fold distinct, curved above tympanum where it follows the tympanum outline; tongue absent, its shape therefore not ascertainable; vomerine teeth not visible; choanae small, round, located toward the front of the palate; maxillary teeth present.Arms slender, subarticular tubercles present, single; fingers without webbing; relative length of fingers 1&lt;2&lt;4&lt;3, finger discs enlarged, nuptial pads absent. Hindlimbs slender; tibiotarsal articulation reaches center of eye when the hind limb is adpressed along the body; lateral metatarsalia entirely separated by webbing; comparatively small inner and much smaller outer metatarsal tubercles, which are present but not very distinct; webbing formula 1(traces), 2i(traces), 2e(1), 3i(2.5), 3e(1.75), 4i(2.75), 4e(3), 5(1.75); relative length of toes 1&lt;2&lt;5&lt;3&lt;4. Skin on the upper surface smooth, without folds or ridges. Ventral skin smooth to slightly shagreened. Femoral glands distinct and prominent.
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After 19 years in preservative (
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), the dorsum is rather uniformly brownish, with a weakly recognizable dark brownish inverted chevron, a faint small dark transverse bar on the forehead anterior to the eyes, and a very weakly recognizable dark interorbital bar. A dark stripe runs from the nostril to the eye and continues broader posterior to the eye, encompassing the entire tympanic region underneath the supratympanic fold. Underneath these brown elements, a weakly expressed light frenal stripe is visible from the snout tip to the forelimb insertions. Fore- and hindlimbs dorsally with distinct and sharply delimited brown crossbars (three crossbars on thigh and four on shank). Ventral side uniformly beige (unpigmented), throat being a bit lighter than chest, belly and limbs. In life, color was very similar but somewhat more contrasted (
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); whitish color was present on the throat; femoral glands granules were somewhat yellowish (
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).
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<emphasis id="B942C845FFFEFF983DDD494AF63FFEF6" box="[199,303,295,320]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="194">Variation</emphasis>
. ZSM 52/2006 exhibits a broad middorsal light band. Vomerine teeth are clearly visible in
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ZSM 2281/2007 from Ankarafantsika, also recognizable (although weakly expressed) in the
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from Bemaraha. We observed substantial differences in body size among populations, with individuals from the type locality Isalo being distinctly smaller than those from other sites. According to available data (Supplementary Table 2; available at DOI 10.5281/zenodo.8049142) male SVL across all populations ranges between
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and female SVL between 22.0
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.
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<emphasis id="B942C845FFFEFF983DDD4992F62FFDAF" box="[199,319,511,537]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="194">Etymology</emphasis>
. Named after the Bara people, the ethnic group living in the area of
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that includes the
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locality of the new species, the Isalo Massif. The name is used as a noun in apposition.
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<emphasis id="B942C845FFFEFF983DDD4A2AF667FDD7" box="[199,375,583,609]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="194">Natural history</emphasis>
. A relatively common species in
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, living in areas of a certain humidity such as streams or swamps, including areas of secondary vegetation. During the rainy season, males call during day and night from the low vegetation of these water bodies. In Isalo this species is commonly found on the ground of gallery forests (e.g., Andriamanero, Sakamalio), along temporary rivers and in
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swamps in the open savannah (e.g., Ilakaka, Zahavola). Tadpoles develop in temporary ponds and individuals of this species have been observed in egg-guarding behaviour both in Ankarafantsika (
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) and Isalo (
<bibRefCitation id="EFA769A6FFFEFF983EA44A96F3D0FCA3" author="Mercurio, V. &amp; Aprea, G. &amp; Crottini, A. &amp; Mattioli, F. &amp; Randrianirina, J. E. &amp; Razafindrabe, T. J. &amp; Andreone, F." box="[958,1216,763,789]" pageId="16" pageNumber="194" pagination="143 - 196" refId="ref14351" refString="Mercurio, V., Aprea, G., Crottini, A., Mattioli, F., Randrianirina, J. E., Razafindrabe, T. J. &amp; Andreone, F. (2008) The amphibians of Isalo Massif, southern-central Madagascar: high frog diversity in an apparently hostile dry habitat. In: Andreone, F., Randriamahazo, H. (Eds.), A Conservation Strategy for the Amphibians of Madagascar. Monografie del Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali di Torino, 45, pp. 143 - 196." type="journal article" year="2008">
Mercurio
<emphasis id="B942C845FFFEFF98392A4A96F37AFCA3" box="[1072,1130,763,789]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="194">et al.</emphasis>
(2008)
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. In the Sahamalaza Peninsula, this species seems to be abundant and it is found along streams and ponds in intact forested areas as well as in paddy fields in cleared areas. In Bemaraha, specimens were found in the leaf litter. In Kirindy,
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found the species in the largest out of 200 ponds studied, and observed males calling at night from a bush at the water edge between
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above ground.
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<emphasis id="B942C845FFFEFF983DDD4BC2F64CFC7F" box="[199,348,943,969]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="194">Vocalizations</emphasis>
: Advertisement calls recorded on
<date id="FF883297FFFEFF983FFB4BC2F48CFC7F" box="[737,924,943,969]" pageId="16" pageNumber="194" value="1994-01-29">29 January 1994</date>
at Isalo (air temperature 21.5°C) consist of a single short pulsatile note repeated in call series at rather regular intervals within series (
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). Each call exhibits some irregular amplitude modulation, sometimes with 24 peaks recognizable within each call, with the second peak usually having the highest energy. Numerical parameters of 23 analyzed calls of
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are as follows: call duration (= note duration) 1318 ms (15.2 ± 1.6 ms); inter-call intervals within regular call series 6978 ms (74.8 ± 3.0 ms); duration of regular call series 2034 ms (n = 1); call rate within call series approximately 670 calls/minute; dominant frequency 58136115 Hz (5968 ± 119 Hz); second dominant frequency peak around 3000 Hz; prevalent bandwidth 26009500 Hz.
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<paragraph id="8B891457FFFEFF983DDD4CA2F58FFA53" blockId="16.[151,1437,151,1617]" pageId="16" pageNumber="194">
Advertisement calls recorded on
<date id="FF883297FFFEFF983F224CA2F5EEFB5F" box="[568,766,1231,1257]" pageId="16" pageNumber="194" value="2001-02-24">24 February 2001</date>
at Ankarafantsika (air temperature 28°C) consist of a single short pulsatile note repeated in call series at regular intervals within series (
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). In some calls (= notes) two barely separated peaks of amplitude are recognizable, but call energy is distributed rather equally along the first two thirds of the calls duration, then dropping rapidly towards its end. Numerical parameters of 18 analyzed calls of
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are as follows: call duration (= note duration) 1928 ms (23.2 ± 2.5 ms); inter-call intervals within regular call series 94107 ms (97.3 ± 4.8 ms); duration of regular call series 2078 ms (n = 1); call rate within call series approximately 500 calls/minute; dominant frequency 46944758 Hz (4735 ± 27 Hz); second frequency peak around 2370 Hz; prevalent bandwidth 19009700 Hz.
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<emphasis id="B942C845FFFEFF983DDD4D82F640F9BF" box="[199,336,1519,1545]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="194">Distribution</emphasis>
. Known from Isalo in the South-West up to Sahamalaza Peninsula in the North-West (see
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for genetically confirmed sites). The precise contact zone with
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has not yet been identified but can be expected to be located between Sahamalaza and Ambanja.
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