Rhombophryne regalis Scherz, Hawlitschek, Andreone, Rakotoarison, Vences, and Glaw, 2017

Class: Amphibia > Order: Anura > Family: Microhylidae > Subfamily: Cophylinae > Genus: Rhombophryne > Species: Rhombophryne regalis

Rhombophryne regalis Scherz, Hawlitschek, Andreone, Rakotoarison, Vences, and Glaw, 2017, Zootaxa, 4273: 313. Holotype: MRSN A4602, by original designation. Type locality: "Camp 3 of Ambolokopatrika-Betaolana Forest, locally known as ‘Antsinjorano’ (14.5433°S, 49.4300°E), around 980 m a.s.l., in the Sava Region, northeastern Madagascar . . . )". Zoobank publication registration: 4D576A21-DA71-41C2-9408-96BB24B9CFD3

Common Names

Regal Saw-browed Diamond Frog (original publication). 

Distribution

Known from Madagascar: (1) Anjanaharibe-Sud, (2) Ambolokopatrika-Betaolana forest (type locality), (3) Besariaka, and (4) Marojejy. Elevation of 800 to 1300 m elevation. 

Geographic Occurrence

Natural Resident: Madagascar

Endemic: Madagascar

Comment

 In the Rhombophryne serratopalpebrosa species group of Belluardo, Scherz, Santos, Andreone, Antonelli, Glaw, Muñoz-Pajares, Randrianirina, Raselimanana, Vences, and Crottini, 2022, Syst. Biodiversity, 20 (1: 2039320): 1–13. See comment under Rhombophryne serratopalpebrosaScherz, Glaw, Petzold, Andreone, Köhler, Raselimanana, Hutter, Belluardo, Rakotoarison, Hofreiter, Vences, and Crottini, 2026, Vert. Zool., Senckenberg, 76: 485–610, provided a species account covering phylogenetic relationships, morphology, osteology, natural history, distribution, and relevant literature. 

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