Boophis arcanus Glaw, Köhler, De la Riva, Vieites, and Vences, 2010

Class: Amphibia > Order: Anura > Family: Mantellidae > Subfamily: Boophinae > Genus: Boophis > Species: Boophis arcanus

Boophis arcanus Glaw, Köhler, De la Riva, Vieites, and Vences, 2010, Zootaxa, 2383: 16. Holotype: ZSM 298/2006, by original designation. Type locality: "Mahakajy, 21° 16.753′ S, 47°31.823′ E, 577 m a.s.l., southeastern Madagascar".

English Names

None noted.

Distribution

Reliably known only from the type locality (Mahakajy Private Reserve) in south-central eastern Madagascar.

Geographic Occurrence

Natural Resident: Madagascar

Endemic: Madagascar

Comment

In the Boophis majori group according to the original publication. Riemann, Ndriantsoa, Vences, Rödel, and Glos, 2012, Zootaxa, 3250: 66-68, reported on male morphology and advertisement call.

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