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.
Species The genus contains twelve recognized species: Binomial Name and AuthorCommon Name Anodonthyla boulengerii Boulenger's climbing frogAnodonthyla emilei Anodonthyla eximia Anodonthyla hutchisoni Anodonthyla jeanbai Anodonthyla montana Mountain climbing frog Anodonthyla moramora Anodonthyla nigrigularis Black-throated climbing frog Anodonthyla pollicaris Anodonthyla rouxae Madagascar climbing frog Anodonthyla theoi Anodonthyla vallani
Description
One of the most obvious morphological synapomorphies of the genus is the presence, in males only, of a large prepollex that runs along the first finger and generally is closely connected to the first finger over most of its length. Correlated to this character, in males and females, the first finger is very short compared to other cophylines. This is true even of the extremely miniaturised species Anodonthyla eximia described in 2019.
Related pages Amphibians of Madagascar
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