''Anodonthyla emilei'' is a

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. It is

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. Discovered in

Ranomafana National Park Ranomafana National Park is in the southeastern part of Madagascar in Haute Matsiatra and Vatovavy. With more than 41,600 hectares (161 square miles) of tropical rainforest, it is home to several rare species of flora and fauna including the ...

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Anodonthyla ''Anodonthyla'' is a genus of microhylid frogs endemic to Madagascar. Molecular data suggest that it is the sister taxon to all other species in the subfamily Cophylinae Cophylinae is a subfamily of microhylid frogs endemic to Madagascar. I ...

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Etymology

''A. emilei'' was named after Emile Rajeriarison, a nature guide at

References

emilei Frogs of Africa Endemic frogs of Madagascar Amphibians described in 2010 Taxa named by Frank Glaw Taxa named by Miguel Vences {{Microhylidae-stub