''Paradoxophyla tiarano'' is a species of
frog
A frog is any member of a diverse and largely Carnivore, carnivorous group of short-bodied, tailless amphibians composing the order (biology), order Anura (ανοὐρά, literally ''without tail'' in Ancient Greek). The oldest fossil "proto-f ...
in the family
Microhylidae
The Microhylidae, commonly known as narrow-mouthed frogs, are a geographically widespread family of frogs. The 683 species are in 63 genera and 11 subfamilies, which is the largest number of genera of any frog family.
Evolution
A molecular phylo ...
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...
to
Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...
.
[Andreone, F., Aprea, G., Odierna, G., & Vences, M. "A new narrow-mouthed frog of the genus ''Paradoxophyla'' (Microhylidae: Scaphiophryninae) from Masoala rainforest, northeastern Madagascar." ''Acta Herpetologica'' 1 (2006): 15-27.]
References
Paradoxophyla
Endemic frogs of Madagascar
Amphibians described in 2006
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