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The type locality of this nomen, Ambongo, is located in north-western
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and
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<emphasis id="A6A1EF1CFF88FFEBFB607301FA87FAB3" box="[1270,1389,1303,1329]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="409">S. obscura</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, for which this nomen may then be available.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="946A330EFF88FFEBFF517349FF1BF9AF" blockId="17.[151,1437,835,2014]" pageId="17" pageNumber="409">
<emphasis id="A6A1EF1CFF88FFEBFF517349FE8BFAFB" bold="true" box="[199,353,1375,1401]" pageId="17" pageNumber="409">Morphology.</emphasis>
For measurements of the
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, see
<tableCitation id="D95706B5FF88FFEBFC897349FC98FAFB" box="[799,882,1375,1401]" captionStart="TABLE 1" captionStartId="20.[151,239,461,487]" captionText="TABLE 1. Morphometric measurements (all in mm) of name bearing types and other specimens of Scaphiophryne brevis, S. calcarata and S. obscura. For abbreviations of morphometric measurements and collection acronyms, see Materials and Methods. RHL (relative hindlimb length) indicates the point reached by the tibiotarsal articulation when hindlimb is adpressed along body: 1, forelimb; 2, between forelimb and tympanum; 3, tympanum; 4, eye. Additional abbreviations: nm, not measured; na, not applicable; M, male; F, female; J, juvenile; LT, lectotype; PLT, paralectotype; ST, syntype; HT, holotype. Nomina are abbreviated as follows: Cb, Calophrynus brevis; Cc, Calophrynus calcaratus; Ho, Hemisus obscurus; Pg, Pseudohemisus granulosus; Pl, Pseudohemisus longimanus; Plm; Pseudohemisus longimanus var. melanopleura; Pv, Pseudohemisus verrucosus." pageId="17" pageNumber="409">Table 1</tableCitation>
. The tarsal tubercle and enlarged inner metatarsal tubercle are clearly visible (
<figureCitation id="0CEE2F8BFF88FFEBFE457395FDF2FA1F" box="[467,536,1411,1437]" captionStart="FIGURE 9" captionStartId="15.[151,250,1943,1967]" captionTargetBox="[273,1323,191,1919]" captionTargetId="figure-19@15.[259,1329,181,1919]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="FIGURE 9. Photographs of the details of morphology of type specimens of the nomina in the genus Scaphiophryne (subgenus Pseudohemisus) except the holotype of S. brevis, showing feet (left column) and hands (middle column) in ventral view, and the head (right column) in lateral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4574893" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4574893/files/figure.png" pageId="17" pageNumber="409">Fig. 9</figureCitation>
). Subarticular tubercles are difficult to recognize, but are not fully flattened (as remarked in the original description). On the left side of the body, a dark stripe runs from the eye backwards for a few millimeters, reminiscent of the dorsolateral fold typical for the
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<emphasis id="A6A1EF1CFF88FFEBFC1573DDFBE0FA67" box="[899,1034,1483,1509]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="409">S. calcarata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
complex. Osteological examination revealed close resemblance to the other
<taxonomicName id="53D5488DFF88FFEBFDF173F9FCFEF98B" authorityName="Mocquard" authorityYear="1895" box="[615,788,1519,1545]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Pseudohemisus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="17" pageNumber="409" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="A6A1EF1CFF88FFEBFDF173F9FCFEF98B" box="[615,788,1519,1545]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="409">Pseudohemisus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
specimens examined here (
<figureCitation id="0CEE2F8BFF88FFEBFBC373F9FB40F98B" box="[1109,1194,1519,1545]" captionStart="FIGURE 10" captionStartId="19.[151,250,1932,1956]" captionTargetBox="[155,1425,1213,1906]" captionTargetId="figure-393@19.[151,1436,1209,1909]" captionTargetPageId="19" captionText="FIGURE 10. Micro-CT scans of the name-bearing type specimens of nomina in the subgenus Scaphiophryne (Pseudohemisus) except the holotype of S. brevis: skulls in dorsal, ventral and lateral views." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4574895" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4574895/files/figure.png" pageId="17" pageNumber="409">Fig. 10</figureCitation>
, Supplementary
<figureCitation id="0CEE2F8BFF88FFEBFAFA73F9FF3CF9AF" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1887,1911]" captionTargetBox="[152,1436,181,1863]" captionTargetId="figure-17@6.[151,1436,181,1863]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 2. Haplotype networks based on DNA sequences of two nuclear genes, POMC (310 bp) and RAG-1 (788 bp) for species of Scaphiophryne and Paradoxophyla. Small black circles represent additional mutational steps between identified haplotypes. Colors of taxa correspond to those in Fig. 1." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4574875" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4574875/files/figure.png" pageId="17" pageNumber="409">Figs S2S</figureCitation>
<figureCitation id="0CEE2F8BFF88FFEBFF417005FF0EF9AF" box="[215,228,1555,1581]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="8.[151,250,1854,1878]" captionTargetBox="[174,1405,181,1831]" captionTargetId="figure-17@8.[174,1413,181,1831]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURE 3. Individuals in life of the three species of Scaphiophryne in the subgenus Pseudohemisus according to the classification proposed in the present paper: Scaphiophryne brevis from Ifaty (AE), Kirindy (FG) and Isalo (H); S. calcarata from Pic St. Louis near Tolagnaro (IK), Ambalavao (L), Isalo (Ilakaka) (MN), Sakaviro (O) and near Anja (P); S. obscura from Isalo (Q), Kirindy (RV), Ankarafantsika (W), and Bongolava Plateau (X). Photos by F. Glaw, J. Lobon-Rovira, A. Miralles, G. M. Rosa, and M. Vences." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4574877" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4574877/files/figure.png" pageId="17" pageNumber="409">3</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="946A330EFF88FFEBFF517021FE57F817" blockId="17.[151,1437,835,2014]" pageId="17" pageNumber="409">
<emphasis id="A6A1EF1CFF88FFEBFF517021FEB0F9D3" bold="true" box="[199,346,1591,1617]" pageId="17" pageNumber="409">Assignment.</emphasis>
This taxon was considered to be a synonym of
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<emphasis id="A6A1EF1CFF88FFEBFC187021FBF2F9D3" box="[910,1048,1591,1617]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="409">S. calcarata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by
<bibRefCitation id="F0444EFFFF88FFEBFBDF7021FB08F9D3" author="Guibe, J." box="[1097,1250,1591,1617]" pageId="17" pageNumber="409" pagination="1 - 140" refId="ref16810" refString="Guibe, J. (1978) Les batraciens de Madagascar. Bonner zoologische Monographien, 11, 1 - 140." type="journal article" year="1978">Guibé (1978)</bibRefCitation>
and Blommers-Schl̂sser &amp; Blanc (1991). However, it is important to mention that due to the somewhat elongated head with a distinct neck, indistinct subarticular tubercles, and very large inner metatarsal tubercle, the
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specimen is also reminiscent of
<emphasis id="A6A1EF1CFF88FFEBFEF970B5FE3EF93F" box="[367,468,1699,1725]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="409">
<taxonomicName id="53D5488DFF88FFEBFEF970B5FE3AF93F" baseAuthorityName="Boulenger" baseAuthorityYear="1896" box="[367,464,1699,1725]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Scaphiophryne" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="17" pageNumber="409" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="brevis">S. brevis</taxonomicName>
,
</emphasis>
and some
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<emphasis id="A6A1EF1CFF88FFEBFDDE70B5FD4CF93F" box="[584,678,1699,1725]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="409">S. brevis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
also show a thin dorsolateral line or dorsolateral ridge in the anterior part of the body (as recognizable in the
<taxonomicName id="53D5488DFF88FFEBFDCB70D1FD0AF963" authorityName="Angel" authorityYear="1930" box="[605,736,1735,1761]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Pseudohemisus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="17" pageNumber="409" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="longimanus">
<emphasis id="A6A1EF1CFF88FFEBFDCB70D1FD0AF963" box="[605,736,1735,1761]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="409">longimanus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<typeStatus id="4B6E8DACFF88FFEBFD7E70D1FCBEF960" box="[744,852,1735,1762]" pageId="17" pageNumber="409" type="lectotype">lectotype</typeStatus>
). According to
<bibRefCitation id="F0444EFFFF88FFEBFB9770D1FB1EF963" author="Raselimanana, A. P." box="[1025,1268,1735,1761]" pageId="17" pageNumber="409" pagination="46 - 75" refId="ref18188" refString="Raselimanana, A. P. (2008) Herpetofaune des forets seches malgaches. Malagasy Nature, 1, 46 - 75." type="journal article" year="2008">Raselimanana (2008)</bibRefCitation>
,
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<emphasis id="A6A1EF1CFF88FFEBFA9670D1FA8AF963" box="[1280,1376,1735,1761]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="409">S. brevis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
does occur in the Tsingy de Bemaraha area (along with populations of the
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<emphasis id="A6A1EF1CFF88FFEBFC0F70FDFBF5F887" box="[921,1055,1771,1797]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="409">S. calcarata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
complex). Based on its locality, it therefore cannot be ruled out that
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<emphasis id="A6A1EF1CFF88FFEBFD837119FD72F8AB" box="[533,664,1807,1833]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="409">longimanus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is a junior synonym of
<taxonomicName id="53D5488DFF88FFEBFC327119FBEEF8AB" baseAuthorityName="Boulenger" baseAuthorityYear="1896" box="[932,1028,1807,1833]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Scaphiophryne" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="17" pageNumber="409" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="brevis">
<emphasis id="A6A1EF1CFF88FFEBFC327119FBEEF8AB" box="[932,1028,1807,1833]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="409">S. brevis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. However, considering the probable presence of a dorsolateral fold, we here follow
<bibRefCitation id="F0444EFFFF88FFEBFD337125FCD0F8CF" author="Guibe, J." box="[677,826,1843,1869]" pageId="17" pageNumber="409" pagination="1 - 140" refId="ref16810" refString="Guibe, J. (1978) Les batraciens de Madagascar. Bonner zoologische Monographien, 11, 1 - 140." type="journal article" year="1978">Guibé (1978)</bibRefCitation>
and Blommers-Schl̂sser &amp; Blanc (1991) in assigning the nomen to the
<taxonomicName id="53D5488DFF88FFEBFECE7141FE35F8F3" baseAuthorityName="Mocquard" baseAuthorityYear="1895" box="[344,479,1879,1905]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Scaphiophryne" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="17" pageNumber="409" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="calcarata">
<emphasis id="A6A1EF1CFF88FFEBFECE7141FE35F8F3" box="[344,479,1879,1905]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="409">S. calcarata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
complex. Micro-CT scans of
<taxonomicName id="53D5488DFF88FFEBFCBB7141FC66F8F3" baseAuthorityName="Boulenger" baseAuthorityYear="1896" box="[813,908,1879,1905]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Scaphiophryne" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="17" pageNumber="409" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="brevis">
<emphasis id="A6A1EF1CFF88FFEBFCBB7141FC66F8F3" box="[813,908,1879,1905]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="409">S. brevis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, which were not produced for this study, might help to clarify this further.
</paragraph>
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No recently collected material and no DNA sequences of the
<taxonomicName id="53D5488DFF88FFEBFC167189FBE2F83B" baseAuthorityName="Mocquard" baseAuthorityYear="1895" box="[896,1032,1951,1977]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Scaphiophryne" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="17" pageNumber="409" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="calcarata">
<emphasis id="A6A1EF1CFF88FFEBFC167189FBE2F83B" box="[896,1032,1951,1977]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="409">S. calcarata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
complex are available from the Tsingy de Bemaraha area, which is located geographically between the known distribution areas of the western and the north-western lineages of
<taxonomicName id="53D5488DFF8BFFE8FE757681FDB3FF33" baseAuthorityName="Grandidier" baseAuthorityYear="1872" box="[483,601,151,177]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Scaphiophryne" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="18" pageNumber="410" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="obscura">
<emphasis id="A6A1EF1CFF8BFFE8FE757681FDB3FF33" box="[483,601,151,177]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="410">S. obscura</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. While the data are insufficient to assign the nomen to either of these deep conspecific lineages, based on geography we assign
<taxonomicName id="53D5488DFF8BFFE8FD7576ADFB43FF57" authority="Angel, 1930" authorityName="Angel" authorityYear="1930" box="[739,1193,187,213]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Pseudohemisus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="18" pageNumber="410" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="longimanus">
<emphasis id="A6A1EF1CFF8BFFE8FD7576ADFBF0FF57" box="[739,1050,187,213]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="410">Pseudohemisus longimanus</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="F0444EFFFF8BFFE8FB8976ADFB43FF57" author="Angel, F." box="[1055,1193,187,213]" pageId="18" pageNumber="410" pagination="70 - 74" refId="ref15562" refString="Angel, F. (1930) Description de deux especes nouvelles de batraciens de Madagascar, appartenant au genre Pseudohemisus. Bulletin du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, Serie 2, 2, 70 - 74." type="journal article" year="1930">Angel, 1930</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
as junior synonym to
<emphasis id="A6A1EF1CFF8BFFE8FF0176C9FE42FF7B" box="[151,424,223,249]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="410">
<taxonomicName id="53D5488DFF8BFFE8FF0176C9FE4EFF7B" baseAuthorityName="Grandidier" baseAuthorityYear="1872" box="[151,420,223,249]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Scaphiophryne" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="18" pageNumber="410" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="obscura">Scaphiophryne obscura</taxonomicName>
.
</emphasis>
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