Plethodontohyla alluaudi

Description

Habitat

Ecology: It is a terrestrial and fossorial species of rainforest, including littoral forest . Its ability to adapt to modified habitats is not known. Its breeding is completely unknown, though it is likely to be by larval development out of water, possibly underground, or in leaf axils , or in tree holes . (Ref. 60462)

List of Habitats:1.6Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland 1.9Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom: Animalia () - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Deuterostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Chordonia () - (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Phylum: Chordata () - Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
        Subphylum: Vertebrata () - Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
        Infraphylum: Gnathostomata () - Auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
        Superclass: Tetrapoda () - Goodrich, 1930
        Class: Amphibia () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Amphibians
        Subclass: Lissamphibia () - Haeckel, 1866
        Order: Anura () - (Fischer Von Waldheim, 1813) Gray, 1825
        Suborder: Neobatrachia () - Reig, 1958
        Superfamily: Microhyloidea ()
        Family: Microhylidae () - G�nther, 1858 (1843)
        Subfamily: Cophylinae ()
        Genus: Plethodontohyla () - Boulenger, 1882
        Specific name: alluaudi - (Mocquard, 1901)
        Scientific name: - Plethodontohyla alluaudi (Mocquard, 1901)

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 03-Feb-2005

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Plethodontohyla

There are approximately 16 species in this genus:

P. alluaudi · P. angulifera · P. bipunctata · P. brevipes · P. coronata · P. coudreaui · P. guentherpetersi · P. inguinalis · P. laevipes · P. laevis · P. mihanika · P. minuta · P. notosticta · P. ocellata · P. serratopalpebrosa · P. tuberata

Bibliography

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Amphibian Data. For additional documentation about utilization and CITES status, click on the Global Amphibian Assessment (GAA) link above to see the GAA account for this species or alternatively follow this link to the search function on the Global Amphibian Assessment web site and run your own search.
Andreone, F., Randrianirina, J.E., Jenkins, P.D. and Aprea, G. 2000. Species diversity of Amphibia, reptilia and Lypotyphla (Mammalia) at Ambolokopatrika, a rainforest between Anjanaharibe-Sud and Marojejy massifs, northeast Madagascar. Biodiversity and Conservation 9: 1587-1622.
Andreone, F., Vences, M., Vieites, D.R., Glaw, F. and Meyer, A. 2005. Recurrent ecological adaptions revealed through a molecular analysis of the secretive cophyline frogs of Madagascar. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 34: 315-322.
Blommers-Schlösser, R.M.A. 1975. Observations on the larval development of some Malagasy frogs, with notes on their biology and ecology (Anura: Dyscophinae, Scaphiophryninae and Cophylinae). Beaufortia 24: 7-26.
Blommers-Schlösser, R.M.A. and Blanc, C.P. 1991. Amphibiens (première partie). Fauna de Madagascar 75: 1-379.
Glaw, F. and Vences, M. 1994. A Fieldguide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar. Second Edition. Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum Alexander Koenig, Bonn.
Glaw, F., Vences, M. (1994b): A fieldguide to the amphibians and reptiles of Madagascar., edition second edition, Vences & Glaw Verlags-GbR (K�ln)
Raxworthy, C.J. and Nussbaum, R.A. 1996. Amphibians and reptiles of Andringitra Massif: a study of elevational distribution and local endemicity. Fieldiana Zoology 85: 158-170.
Vallan, D. 2000. Influence of forest fragmentation on amphibian diversity in the nature reserve of Ambohitantely, highland Madagascar. Biological Conservation 96: 31-43.
Vallan, D., Andreone, F., Raherisoa, V.H. and Dolch, R. 2004. Does selective wood exploitation affect amphibian diversity? The case of An'Ala, a tropical rainforest in eastern Madagascar. Oryx 38(4): 410-417.

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Contributors

Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 11, 2006.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 29, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 18, 2008.
Nussbaum, R., Andreone, F. & Vallan, D. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 29, 2008:

Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University: MCZ Herpetology Collection - Amphibian Database

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 29642
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-664353
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 532028
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 664353
IUCN ID: 57965
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 131442