Table 1 Morphometric measurements (all in mm) of Mantidactylus ambreensis and Mantidactylus ambony sp. nov.

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Lineage

Locality

Catalogue number

Field number

Status

Sex

SVL

HW

HL

TD

ED

END

NSD

NND

HAL

FORL

HIL

FOTL

FOL

TIBL

Mantidactylus ambreensis

LE

Montagne dʼAmbre

MNHN 1893.241

 

HT

F

41.6

12.2

14.2

3.8

4.7

3.7

1.4

3.4

12.3

25.6

71.2

31.6

20.0

22.5

LE1

Irogno Forest

ZSM 80/2016

MSZC 222

 

F

40.8

12.4

15.2

4.5

5.1

3.9

2.3

4.0

11.7

22.7

62.4

29.1

19.9

20.5

LE1

Irogno Forest

ZSM 83/2016

MSZC 235

 

F

41.3

12.8

14.9

3.5

5.2

3.4

2.0

3.7

11.3

23.3

64.6

30.3

19.8

21.1

LE1

Makira

ZSM 549/2009

ZCMV 11,458

 

F

40.9

12.7

15.0

4.3

5.9

2.2

1.7

3.2

12.6

25.6

67.5

31.2

20.7

21.7

LE2

Manongarivo

ZSM 807/2003

FG/MV 2002.704

 

F

42.7

13.3

16.0

4.2

5.4

4.0

2.1

3.6

11.9

26.0

69.1

31.7

20.8

22.0

LE2

Maromiandra

ZSM 561/2014

DRV 6491

 

F

40.9

12.7

14.9

3.6

5.0

3.1

1.8

3.4

11.6

25.1

67.8

31.8

21.3

22.1

LE3

Tsaratanàna

ZSM 634/2001

FG/MV 2001.48

 

F

39.9

12.6

14.3

3.1

5.0

3.5

1.9

3.3

10.3

23.2

67.6

30.0

19.2

22.3

LE4

Montagne dʼAmbre

ZSM 229/2004

FGZC 449

 

M

36.5

11.7

14.1

4.7

4.9

3.6

1.9

3.3

11.6

24.8

63.6

29.2

21.1

20.0

LE4

Montagne dʼAmbre

ZSM 1653/2008

FGZC 3145

 

M

33.5

11.8

13.4

4.7

5.2

3.4

1.7

2.7

11.5

22.8

59.1

28.5

18.9

18.5

LE1

Bevintagnona Forest

ZSM 78/2016

MSZC 217

 

M

34.5

11.0

13.8

4.5

4.9

3.4

1.9

3.4

11.0

22.8

60.4

27.6

18.7

18.9

LE1

Irogno Forest

ZSM 81/2016

MSZC 226

 

M

35.3

11.3

14.0

4.9

5.2

3.0

2.0

3.4

10.7

21.3

57.8

27.4

18.7

18.7

LE2

Manongarivo

ZSM 808/2003

FG/MV 2002.705

 

M

36.9

11.9

14.6

5.1

5.0

4.1

2.0

3.3

11.6

24.8

67.2

30.7

21.0

20.8

LE3

Tsaratanàna

ZSM 635/2001

FG/MV 2001.142

 

M

35.8

11.5

13.5

4.5

4.7

3.1

1.6

3.1

11.1

23.6

61.1

27.0

17.2

19.8

Mantidactylus ambony sp. nov

HE

Montagne dʼAmbre

ZSM 2078/2007

FGZC 1039

HT

F

38.0

12.5

13.1

3.0

4.5

3.7

2.2

3.6

12.3

26.0

66.7

29.8

20.3

20.7

HE

Montagne dʼAmbre

ZSM 492/2000

FG/MV 2000.360

PT

F (SA)

33.0

10.4

11.7

3.2

4.7

3.2

1.5

3.2

9.8

22.6

56.0

25.6

17.2

17.9

HE

Montagne dʼAmbre

ZSM 132/2018

MSZC 754

PT

M

30.8

10.0

11.6

4.1

4.1

3.1

1.6

2.7

9.7

20.8

52.0

23.8

16.4

16.0

HE

Montagne dʼAmbre

ZSM 131/2018

MSZC 633

PT

M

31.6

10.5

12.1

3.7

4.5

2.9

1.9

2.8

10.3

20.5

52.1

24.5

16.3

17.0

HE

Montagne dʼAmbre

ZSM 130/2018

MSZC 500

PT

M

32.5

10.6

12.3

5.2

5.0

3.1

1.4

2.8

10.8

22.6

57.8

25.9

17.2

17.7

  1. For abbreviations, see “Materials and methods”.
  2. All individuals are verified based on molecular data.
  3. HT holotype, PT paratype, NA information not available, M male, F female, SA subadult.