Platypelis mavomavo Andreone, Fenolio & Walvoord, 2003
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Platypelis mavomavo is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae.
It is endemic to Madagascar.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
Wikipedia contributors, Platypelis mavomavo; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T17:50:15.212649+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Platypelis mavomavo Andreone, Fenolio & Walvoord, 2003
- Name authority
- Andreone, Fenolio & Walvoord, 2003
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Microhylidae
- Genus
- Platypelis
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyMicrohylidae Günther, 1858
- subfamilyCophylinae Cope, 1889
- genusPlatypelis Boulenger, 1882
- speciesPlatypelis mavomavo Andreone, Fenolio & Walvoord, 2003
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Platypelis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Platypelis pollicaris Boulenger, 1888 | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Platypelis tetra Andreone, Fenolio & Walvoord, 2003 | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Platypelis tuberifera (Methuen, 1920) | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Platypelis grandis (Boulenger, 1889) | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Platypelis ranjomena Glaw, Scherz, Rakotoarison, Crottini, Raselimanana, Andreone, Köhler & Vences, 2020 | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Platypelis saikamavo Rakotoarison, Vences, Andreone, Crottini, Glaw, Scherz & Raselimanana, 2024 | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Platypelis alticola (Guibé, 1973) | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Platypelis barbouri Noble, 1940 | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Platypelis cowanii Boulenger, 1882 | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Platypelis karenae Rosa, Crottini, Noël, Rabibisoa, Raxworthy & Andreone, 2014 | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Platypelis milloti Guibé, 1950 | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Platypelis olgae Rakotoarison, Glaw, Vieites, Raminosoa & Vences, 2012 | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Cophyla mavomavo (Andreone, Fenolio & Walvoord, 2003) (Andreone, Fenolio & Walvoord, 2003) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=664346 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4JVGG. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.