| a new species of the boophis rappiodes group (anura, mantellidae) from the sahamalaza peninsula, northwest madagascar, with acoustic monitoring of its nocturnal calling activity. | a new species of treefrog of the boophis rappiodes group (anura, mantellidae) is described from the sahamalaza - iles radama national park in northwest madagascar. this new species is green in colour with bright red speckling across its head and dorsum; similar in morphology to other species of this group including: b. bottae, b. rappiodes, b. erythrodactylus and b. tasymena. the new species can be distinguished by its advertisement call and by a genetic divergence of more than 4.9% in the analy ... | 2014 | 25152689 |