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词条 Rhombophryne vaventy
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  1. Range and distribution

  2. Description

  3. Habitat and ecology

  4. Taxonomy

  5. References

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| taxon = Rhombophryne vaventy
| authority = Scherz, Ruthensteiner, Vences & Glaw, 2014
}}Rhombophryne vaventy is a large species of frogs of the Madagascar endemic microhylid subfamily Cophylinae. It is one of the largest members of its genus.[1][2][3]

Range and distribution

Rhombophryne vaventy is endemic to the Marojejy massif in northern Madagascar, where it was originally described from two individuals, captured at high altitude.[4]

Description

Rhombophryne vaventy measure up to {{convert|52|mm|abbr=on}}. In life, the dorsal skin is highly textured. It lacks webbing between the fingers and toes, and has very long legs.[4] It possesses four unequally sized spines above each eye, characteristic of its species group.[4]

Habitat and ecology

Rhombophryne vaventy is found in montane rainforest at high altitude (~{{convert|1300|m|abbr = on}} above sea level) on the Marojejy massif. Like most Rhombophryne species, R. vaventy is a terrestrial or possibly semi-fossorial frog. It is a generalist predator, and its diet is known to include relatively large arthrosphaerid pill millipedes of the genus Zoosphaerium.[4] Nothing is currently known of its breeding or calling behaviour.

Taxonomy

Rhombophryne vaventy was confused with R. serratopalpebrosa until the taxonomy of the R. serratopalpebrosa species complex began to be resolved.[4] It differs from R. serratopalpebrosa in its size, eye spines, skin texture, and numerous other characters.[4] Ongoing resolution of this complex has yielded several new species, including R. ornata and R. tany.

References

1. ^{{cite journal | author = IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group | title = Rhombophryne vaventy | journal = IUCN Red List of Threatened Species | volume= 2016 | page = e.T79130249A84185495 | year = 2016 | doi = 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T79130249A84185495.en }}
2. ^{{cite book|last1=Glaw|first1=Frank|last2=Vences|first2=Miguel|title=A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar|date=2007|publisher=Vences & Glaw Verlags GbR|location=Köln, Germany|isbn=978-3-929449-03-7|pages=118–119|edition=3rd|ref=GlawVences07}}
3. ^{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Microhylidae/Cophylinae/Rhombophryne/Rhombophryne-vaventy |title=Rhombophryne vaventy Scherz, Ruthensteiner, Vences, and Glaw, 2014 |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2015 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |accessdate=1 May 2015}}
4. ^{{cite journal|last1=Scherz|first1=Mark D.|last2=Ruthensteiner|first2=Bernhard|last3=Vences|first3=Miguel|last4=Glaw|first4=Frank|title=A new microhylid frog, genus Rhombophryne, from northeastern Madagascar, and a re-description of R. serratopalpebrosa using micro-computed tomography|journal=Zootaxa|date=2014|volume=3860|issue=6|pages=547–560|doi=10.11646/zootaxa.3860.6.3|pmid=25283290}}
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5 : Rhombophryne|Endemic frogs of Madagascar|Amphibians described in 2014|Taxa named by Frank Glaw|Taxa named by Miguel Vences

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