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Rhombophryne botabota Scherz, Glaw, Vences, Andreone, and Crottini, 2016
Rhombophryne botabota Scherz, Glaw, Vences, Andreone, and Crottini, 2016, Salamandra, 52: 95. Holotype: ZSM 358/2005, by original designation. Type locality: "Marojejy National Park (‘Camp Simpona’), 14.4364° S, 49.7433° E, 1,326 m above sea level (a.s.l.), Sava Region, northeastern Madagascar". Zoobank publication registration: 21CB910D-7B42-4BE1-8B8A-461578F4818B
Common Names
Chubby Diamond Frog (original publication).
Distribution
Known from Makira and Marojejy National Parks, Madagascar, 860 to 1326 m elevation.
Geographic Occurrence
Natural Resident: Madagascar
Endemic: Madagascar
Comment
In the Rhombophryne laevis species group of Belluardo, Scherz, Santos, Andreone, Antonelli, Glaw, Muñoz-Pajares, Randrianirina, Raselimanana, Vences, and Crottini, 2022, Syst. Biodiversity, 20 (1: 2039320): 1–13.
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