Rhombophryne coudreaui

Rhombophryne coudreaui is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is endemic to northeastern Madagascar.[1][3][4] The specific name coudreaui honours Jean Coudreau, a colonial forestry administrator in Madagascar who collected the holotype.[2][5] Common names Coudreau's frog[5] and Betampona digging frog have been coined for it.[1][3]

Rhombophryne coudreaui
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Microhylidae
Subfamily: Cophylinae
Genus: Rhombophryne
Species:
R. coudreaui
Binomial name
Rhombophryne coudreaui
(Angel, 1938)
Synonyms

Plethodontohyla coudreaui Angel, 1938[2]

Description

Females can reach 28 mm (1.1 in) in snout–vent length.[4] The overall appearance is stout with short legs.[6] The snout is short.[2] The tympanum is indistinct and measures about 3/4 of the eye diameter. The fingers and toes show traces of webbing. Skin on the back is granular. The dorsum is light brown. It is similar to Rhombophryne testudo but lacks the barbels on the lower lip of the latter.[4]

Habitat and conservation

Rhombophryne coudreaui occurs in rainforests, including coastal rainforests, at elevations of 200–1,000 m (660–3,280 ft) above sea level. It is a fossorial and terrestrial species. It is threatened by habitat loss and deterioration, particularly in coastal rainforests. It occurs in the Betampona Reserve and Marojejy National Park.[1]

References
  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2016). "Rhombophryne coudreaui". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T57970A84180885. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T57970A84180885.en.
  2. Angel, F. (1938). "Description d'un Amphibien nouveau de Madagascar, appartenant au genre Plethodontohyla". Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Serie 2. Paris. 10: 260–261.
  3. Frost, Darrel R. (2019). "Rhombophryne coudreaui (Angel, 1938)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  4. "Rhombophryne coudreaui". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2010. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  5. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael & Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. p. 47. ISBN 978-1-907807-42-8.
  6. D'Cruze, N.; J. Köhler; M. Vences & F. Glaw (2010). "A new fat fossorial frog (Microhylidae: Cophylinae: Rhombophryne) from the rainforest of the Forêt d'Ambre Special Reserve, northern Madagascar". Herpetologica. 66 (2): 182–191. doi:10.1655/09-008r1.1.
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