Stumpffia Boettger, 1881

Class: Amphibia > Order: Anura > Family: Microhylidae > Subfamily: Cophylinae > Genus: Stumpffia
44 species

Stumpffia Boettger, 1881, Zool. Anz., 4: 360. Type species: Stumpffia psologlossa Boettger, 1881, by monotypy. 

Common Names

Stump-toed Frogs (Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 93). 

Distribution

Madagascar. 

Comment

Placed in the synonymy of Rhombophryne by Peloso, Frost, Richards, Rodrigues, Donnellan, Matsui, Raxworthy, Biju, Lemmon, Lemmon, and Wheeler, 2016, Cladistics, 32: xxx, but removed by Tu, Yang, Liang, and Zhang, 2018, Mol. Phylogenet. Evol., 126: xxx. See accounts by Blommers-Schlösser and Blanc, 1991, Faune de Madagascar, 75: 105–111, revision by Vences and Glaw, 1991, Acta Biol. Benrodis, 3: 203–219, and accounts by Glaw and Vences, 2007, Field Guide Amph. Rept. Madagascar, Ed. 3: 126–131. Wollenberg, Vieites, van der Meijden, Glaw, Cannatella, and Vences, 2008, Evolution, 62: 1890–1907, Peloso, Frost, Richards, Rodrigues, Donnellan, Matsui, Raxworthy, Biju, Lemmon, Lemmon, and Wheeler, 2016, Cladistics, 32: 113–140, suggested that Stumpffia is non-monophyletic, but the subsequent recognition of Anilany and Mini, as well as some reidentifications have resolved this issue. Megson, Mitchell, Köhler, Marsh, Franzen, Glaw, and D'Cruze, 2009, Herpetol. Notes, 2: 31-44, reported two unnamed species from the Ampombofofo area in the extreme north of Madagascar. Köhler, Vences, D'Cruze, and Glaw, 2010, J. Zool., London, 282: 21–38, discussed the molecular and morphological systematics of Stumpffia, noting a number of new and unnamed species. See comments under Rhombophryne for relevant systematic literature for Stumpffia. Rakotoarison, Scherz, Bletz, Razafindraibe, Glaw, and Vences, 2019, Salamandra, 55: 115–123, reported on the multiple colonizations and community assembly of the Marojejy Massif in north-eastern Madagascar. Considered part of a very enlarged Rhombophryne by Dubois, Ohler, and Pyron, 2021, Megataxa, 5: 210, on phylogenetic grounds, although provisionally not followed here due to the possibility of misidentifications (DRF). See comment regarding the monophyly of this taxon under Rhombophryne mangabensis. Denzer, Böhme, and Köhler, 2025, Salamandra, 61: 357–361, noted that this taxonomic acts of Scherz, Vences, Rakotoarison, Andreone, Köhler, Glaw, and Crottini, 2017, Salamandra, 53: 479–483., did not require ZooBank registration rejecting the case made by Dubois and Frétey, 2025, Bionomina, 42: 10–75. Resurrected from the synonymy of Cophyla by Scherz, Vences, Rakotoarison, Andreone, Köhler, Glaw, and Crottini, 2017, Salamandra, 53: 479–483. Fleck, Petzold, Rakotoarison, Vences, and Scherz, 2026, Vert. Zool., Senckenberg, 76: 51–72, discussed the molecular phylogenetics of the species in the genus as well as species identification on the Montagne d'Ambre in North Madagascar. 

Contained taxa (44 sp.):

Stumpffia achillei Rakotoarison, Scherz, Glaw, Köhler, Andreone, Franzen, Glos, Hawlitschek, Jono, Mori, Ndriantsoa, Raminosoa, Riemann, Rödel, Rosa, Vieites, Crottini, and Vences, 2017
Stumpffia analamaina Klages, Glaw, Köhler, Müller, Hipsley, and Vences, 2013
Stumpffia analanjirofo Rakotoarison, Scherz, Glaw, Köhler, Andreone, Franzen, Glos, Hawlitschek, Jono, Mori, Ndriantsoa, Raminosoa, Riemann, Rödel, Rosa, Vieites, Crottini, and Vences, 2017
Stumpffia angeluci Rakotoarison, Scherz, Glaw, Köhler, Andreone, Franzen, Glos, Hawlitschek, Jono, Mori, Ndriantsoa, Raminosoa, Riemann, Rödel, Rosa, Vieites, Crottini, and Vences, 2017
Stumpffia be Köhler, Vences, D'Cruze, and Glaw, 2010
Stumpffia betampona Rakotoarison, Scherz, Glaw, Köhler, Andreone, Franzen, Glos, Hawlitschek, Jono, Mori, Ndriantsoa, Raminosoa, Riemann, Rödel, Rosa, Vieites, Crottini, and Vences, 2017
Stumpffia bishopi Rakotoarison, Glaw, Rasolonjatovo, Razafindraibe, Vences, and Scherz, 2022
Stumpffia contumelia Rakotoarison, Scherz, Glaw, Köhler, Andreone, Franzen, Glos, Hawlitschek, Jono, Mori, Ndriantsoa, Raminosoa, Riemann, Rödel, Rosa, Vieites, Crottini, and Vences, 2017
Stumpffia davidattenboroughi Rakotoarison, Scherz, Glaw, Köhler, Andreone, Franzen, Glos, Hawlitschek, Jono, Mori, Ndriantsoa, Raminosoa, Riemann, Rödel, Rosa, Vieites, Crottini, and Vences, 2017
Stumpffia diutissima Rakotoarison, Scherz, Glaw, Köhler, Andreone, Franzen, Glos, Hawlitschek, Jono, Mori, Ndriantsoa, Raminosoa, Riemann, Rödel, Rosa, Vieites, Crottini, and Vences, 2017
Stumpffia dolchi Rakotoarison, Scherz, Glaw, Köhler, Andreone, Franzen, Glos, Hawlitschek, Jono, Mori, Ndriantsoa, Raminosoa, Riemann, Rödel, Rosa, Vieites, Crottini, and Vences, 2017
Stumpffia edmondsi Rakotoarison, Scherz, Glaw, Köhler, Andreone, Franzen, Glos, Hawlitschek, Jono, Mori, Ndriantsoa, Raminosoa, Riemann, Rödel, Rosa, Vieites, Crottini, and Vences, 2017
Stumpffia froschaueri Crottini, Rosa, Penny, Cocca, Holderied, and Andreone, 2020
Stumpffia fusca Rakotoarison, Scherz, Glaw, Köhler, Andreone, Franzen, Glos, Hawlitschek, Jono, Mori, Ndriantsoa, Raminosoa, Riemann, Rödel, Rosa, Vieites, Crottini, and Vences, 2017
Stumpffia garraffoi Rakotoarison, Scherz, Glaw, Köhler, Andreone, Franzen, Glos, Hawlitschek, Jono, Mori, Ndriantsoa, Raminosoa, Riemann, Rödel, Rosa, Vieites, Crottini, and Vences, 2017
Stumpffia gimmeli Glaw and Vences, 1992
Stumpffia grandis Guibé, 1973
Stumpffia hara Köhler, Vences, D'Cruze, and Glaw, 2010
Stumpffia huwei Rakotoarison, Scherz, Glaw, Köhler, Andreone, Franzen, Glos, Hawlitschek, Jono, Mori, Ndriantsoa, Raminosoa, Riemann, Rödel, Rosa, Vieites, Crottini, and Vences, 2017
Stumpffia iharana Rakotoarison, Scherz, Glaw, Köhler, Andreone, Franzen, Glos, Hawlitschek, Jono, Mori, Ndriantsoa, Raminosoa, Riemann, Rödel, Rosa, Vieites, Crottini, and Vences, 2017
Stumpffia jeannoeli Rakotoarison, Scherz, Glaw, Köhler, Andreone, Franzen, Glos, Hawlitschek, Jono, Mori, Ndriantsoa, Raminosoa, Riemann, Rödel, Rosa, Vieites, Crottini, and Vences, 2017
Stumpffia kibomena Glaw, Vallan, Andreone, Edmonds, Dolch, and Vences, 2015
Stumpffia larinki Rakotoarison, Scherz, Glaw, Köhler, Andreone, Franzen, Glos, Hawlitschek, Jono, Mori, Ndriantsoa, Raminosoa, Riemann, Rödel, Rosa, Vieites, Crottini, and Vences, 2017
Stumpffia lynnae Mullin, Rakotomanga, Dawson, Glaw, Rakotoarison, Orozco-terWengel, and Scherz, 2022
Stumpffia madagascariensis Mocquard, 1895
Stumpffia makira Rakotoarison, Scherz, Glaw, Köhler, Andreone, Franzen, Glos, Hawlitschek, Jono, Mori, Ndriantsoa, Raminosoa, Riemann, Rödel, Rosa, Vieites, Crottini, and Vences, 2017
Stumpffia maledicta Rakotoarison, Scherz, Glaw, Köhler, Andreone, Franzen, Glos, Hawlitschek, Jono, Mori, Ndriantsoa, Raminosoa, Riemann, Rödel, Rosa, Vieites, Crottini, and Vences, 2017
Stumpffia mamitika Rakotoarison, Scherz, Glaw, Köhler, Andreone, Franzen, Glos, Hawlitschek, Jono, Mori, Ndriantsoa, Raminosoa, Riemann, Rödel, Rosa, Vieites, Crottini, and Vences, 2017
Stumpffia megsoni Köhler, Vences, D'Cruze, and Glaw, 2010
Stumpffia meikeae Rakotoarison, Scherz, Glaw, Köhler, Andreone, Franzen, Glos, Hawlitschek, Jono, Mori, Ndriantsoa, Raminosoa, Riemann, Rödel, Rosa, Vieites, Crottini, and Vences, 2017
Stumpffia miery Ndriantsoa, Riemann, Vences, Klages, Raminosoa, Rödel, and Glos, 2013
Stumpffia miovaova Rakotoarison, Scherz, Glaw, Köhler, Andreone, Franzen, Glos, Hawlitschek, Jono, Mori, Ndriantsoa, Raminosoa, Riemann, Rödel, Rosa, Vieites, Crottini, and Vences, 2017
Stumpffia nigrorubra Rakotoarison, Scherz, Glaw, Köhler, Andreone, Franzen, Glos, Hawlitschek, Jono, Mori, Ndriantsoa, Raminosoa, Riemann, Rödel, Rosa, Vieites, Crottini, and Vences, 2017
Stumpffia obscoena Rakotoarison, Scherz, Glaw, Köhler, Andreone, Franzen, Glos, Hawlitschek, Jono, Mori, Ndriantsoa, Raminosoa, Riemann, Rödel, Rosa, Vieites, Crottini, and Vences, 2017
Stumpffia pardus Rakotoarison, Scherz, Glaw, Köhler, Andreone, Franzen, Glos, Hawlitschek, Jono, Mori, Ndriantsoa, Raminosoa, Riemann, Rödel, Rosa, Vieites, Crottini, and Vences, 2017
Stumpffia psologlossa Boettger, 1881
Stumpffia pygmaea Vences and Glaw, 1991
Stumpffia roseifemoralis Guibé, 1973
Stumpffia sorata Rakotoarison, Scherz, Glaw, Köhler, Andreone, Franzen, Glos, Hawlitschek, Jono, Mori, Ndriantsoa, Raminosoa, Riemann, Rödel, Rosa, Vieites, Crottini, and Vences, 2017
Stumpffia spandei Rakotoarison, Scherz, Glaw, Köhler, Andreone, Franzen, Glos, Hawlitschek, Jono, Mori, Ndriantsoa, Raminosoa, Riemann, Rödel, Rosa, Vieites, Crottini, and Vences, 2017
Stumpffia staffordi Köhler, Vences, D'Cruze, and Glaw, 2010
Stumpffia tetradactyla Vences and Glaw, 1991
Stumpffia tridactyla Guibé, 1975
Stumpffia yanniki Rakotoarison, Scherz, Glaw, Köhler, Andreone, Franzen, Glos, Hawlitschek, Jono, Mori, Ndriantsoa, Raminosoa, Riemann, Rödel, Rosa, Vieites, Crottini, and Vences, 2017

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