''Rhombophryne guentherpetersi'' is a frog of 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 ...

. It is

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 else ...

to northern

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 ...

and known from the

Tsaratanana Massif Madagascar is a large island in the Indian Ocean off the eastern coast of southern Africa, east of Mozambique. It has a total area of with of land and of water. Madagascar is the fourth largest island and the 2nd largest island country in th ...

. It inhabits high-elevation forest and, perhaps, montane grassland, at elevations of above sea level. It is a rare species that suffers from habitat loss and degradation. It occurs in the

Tsaratanana Reserve ''For other localities with the same name, see Tsaratanana (disambiguation)'' Tsaratanana Reserve is a nature reserve of Madagascar.

but the reserve borders are ambiguous, complicating management of the area.

References

guentherpetersi Amphibians described in 1974 Taxa named by Jean Marius René Guibé Endemic frogs of Madagascar {{Microhylidae-stub