Blommersia angolafa Andreone, Rosa, Noël, Crottini, Vences, and Raxworthy, 2010

Class: Amphibia > Order: Anura > Family: Mantellidae > Subfamily: Mantellinae > Genus: Blommersia > Species: Blommersia angolafa

Blommersia angolafa Andreone, Rosa, Noël, Crottini, Vences, and Raxworthy, 2010, Naturwissenschaften, 97: 530. Holotype: MRSN A6314, by original designation. Type locality: "RNI [Réserve Naturelle Intégrale] de Betampona, Region Atsinanana, Commune Rurale de Sahambala, campsite locally known as Sahambendrana, 17°53′54,5″S- 49°12′55,2″E, 458 m".

Common Names

None noted.

Distribution

Four forest blocks in eastern Madagascar: Masoala, Ambatovaky, Zahamena and Betampona and occupies rainforest with at elevations between 90 m (Ankavanana River, Parc Nacional de Masoala) and 508 m (Vohitsivalana, Réserve Naturelle Intégrale de Betampona).

Geographic Occurrence

Natural Resident: Madagascar

Endemic: Madagascar

Comment

The sister taxon of Blommersia grandisonae according to the original publication.

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