Mantidactylus tricinctus (Guibé, 1947)

Scherz, Mark D., Crottini, Angelica, Hutter, Carl R., Hildenbrand, Andrea, Andreone, Franco, Fulgence, Thio Rosin, Köhler, Gunther, Ndriantsoa, Serge Herilala, Ohler, Annemarie, Preick, Michaela, Rakotoarison, Andolalao, Rancilhac, Loïs, Raselimanana, Achille P., Riemann, Jana C., Rödel, Mark-Oliver, Rosa, Gonçalo M., Streicher, Jeffrey W., Vieites, David R., Köhler, Jörn, Hofreiter, Michael, Glaw, Frank & Vences, Miguel, 2022, An inordinate fondness for inconspicuous brown frogs: integration of phylogenomics, archival DNA analysis, morphology, and bioacoustics yields 24 new taxa in the subgenus Brygoomantis (genus Mantidactylus) from Madagascar, Megataxa 7 (2), pp. 113-311 : 253

Mantidactylus tricinctus clade

A clade of one previously named and two new species, characterized by small body size (17.1–28.6 mm adult SVL), reduced webbing, and similarity in general body shape with especially the smaller species in the M. betsileanus clade. Contains: M. tricinctus and two new species, which are named based on holotypes depicted in Fig. 56 .

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FIGURE 56. Preserved holotype specimens of newly named species in the Mantidactylus tricinctus clade. Scale bars equal 5 mm.