Anodonthyla
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Anodonthyla is a genus of microhylid
Microhylidae
Microhylidae is a geographically widespread family of frogs. There are 413 species in 69 genera and nine subfamilies, which is the largest number of genera of any frog family.-Description:...

 frog
Frog
Frogs are amphibians in the order Anura , formerly referred to as Salientia . Most frogs are characterized by a short body, webbed digits , protruding eyes and the absence of a tail...

s endemic to Madagascar
Madagascar
The Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...

. It contains eleven recognized species.

Species

Binomial Name and Author Anodonthyla boulengerii
Anodonthyla boulengerii
Anodonthyla boulengerii is a species of frog in the Microhylidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:*...

Boulenger's Climbing Frog
Anodonthyla emilei
Anodonthyla hutchisoni
Anodonthyla jeanbai
Anodonthyla jeanbai
Anodonthyla jeanbai is an arboreal species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is highly polychromatic, and has an extremely isolated phylogenetic position, showing no clear relationships to any other members of the Anodonthyla genus. It is found only in a small higher-elevation area in...

Anodonthyla montana
Anodonthyla montana
is a species of frog in the Microhylidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, and rocky areas.-References:...

Mountain Climbing Frog
Anodonthyla moramora
Anodonthyla nigrigularis
Anodonthyla nigrigularis
Anodonthyla nigrigularis is a species of frog in the Microhylidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:*...

Black-throated Climbing Frog
Anodonthyla pollicaris
Anodonthyla rouxae
Anodonthyla rouxae
Anodonthyla rouxae is a species of frog in the Microhylidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...

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
Cophylinae
Cophylinae is a subfamily of microhylid frogs endemic to Madagascar. It has at least 58 species in seven genera.-Genera:* Anodonthyla Müller, 1892 * Cophyla Boettger, 1880 * Madecassophryne Guibé, 1974...

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