Guibemantis pulcherrimus

Guibemantis pulcherrimus is a species of frog in the family Mantellidae. It is endemic to forests in the northern part Madagascar. It was discovered to be a distinct species in 2023, and can be distinguished from Guibemantis pulcher through its DNA, vocalizations and location.[1] Additionally, they have more, but smaller, spots on their back, and less pronounced brown patches on their sides.[1] Guibemantis pulcherrimus is named for its beauty, 'pulcherrimus' being Latin for more beautiful.[2]

Guibemantis pulcherrimus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Mantellidae
Genus: Guibemantis
Species:
G. pulcherrimus
Binomial name
Guibemantis pulcherrimus
Vences, Hutter, Glaw, Rakotoarison, Raselimanana & Scherz, 2023

References

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  1. ^ a b Vences, Miguel; Hutter, Carl R.; Glaw, Frank; Rakotoarison, Andolalao; Raselimanana, Achille P.; Scherz, Mark D. (2023-06-19). "A new species of Pandanus-dwelling frog from northern Madagascar related to Guibemantis pulcher". Zootaxa. 5306 (1): 97–115. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5306.1.4. ISSN 1175-5334.
  2. ^ "'Most beautiful' creature found hopping in Madagascar rainforest. It's a new species". Yahoo Life. 2023-06-22. Retrieved 2023-06-27.