Platypelis efatra

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anura

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Batrachomorpha Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Superordo: Batrachia Cladus: Salientia Ordo: Anura

Familia: Microhylidae
Subfamilia: Cophylinae
Genus: Platypelis
Species: Platypelis efatra

Name

Platypelis efatra Rakotoarison, Petzold, Scherz, Crottini, Köhler, Hawlitschek, Ratsoavina, Glaw & Vences, 2025: 390

• Holotype: ZSM 1621/2012.
• Type locality: “Sorata Massif (near 13.6817°S, 49.4411°E, 1339 m a.s.l.), now included in the protected area COMATSA Nord, northern Madagascar”.

References

Primary references

• Rakotoarison, A., Petzold, A., Scherz, M.D., Crottini, A., Köhler, J., Hawlitschek, O., Ratsoavina, F.M., Glaw, F. & Vences, M. 2025. A new microhylid frog species of the genus Platypelis from phytotelmata of Pandanus screw pines in the Sorata massif, northeastern Madagascar. Zootaxa 5717(3): 383–402. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5717.3.5 Reference page.