Cophylinae is a subfamily of microhylid frogs endemic to Madagascar. It has over 100 species in eight genera. Members of this subfamily range from minute ( 100 mm adult body size), and they are highly ecologically diverse. DNA barcode research has revealed a significant taxonomic gap in this subfamily, and an estimated 70+ candidate species were identified. Many of these have subsequently been described, as well as numerous new discoveries (e.g. 26 species of Stumpffia described in 2017).
Cophylinae is a subfamily of microhylid frogs endemic to Madagascar. It has over 100 species in eight genera. Members of this subfamily range from minute ( 100 mm adult body size), and they are highly ecologically diverse. DNA barcode research has revealed a significant taxonomic gap in this subfamily, and an estimated 70+ candidate species were identified. Many of these have subsequently been described, as well as numerous new discoveries (e.g. 26 species of Stumpffia described in 2017).
==Genera== As of December 2019, the following genera are recognised in the subfamily Cophylinae: Anilany Scherz, Vences, Rakotoarison, Andreone, Köhler, Glaw & Crottini, 2016 (monotypic) Anodonthyla Müller, 1892 (12 species) Cophyla Boettger, 1880 (21 species) Madecassophryne Guibé, 1974 (monotypic) Mini Scherz, Hutter, Rakotoarison, Riemann, Rödel, Ndriantsoa, Glos, Roberts, Crottini, Vences & Glaw, 2019 (3 species) Plethodontohyla Boulenger, 1882 (11 species) Rhombophryne Boettger, 1880 (9 species) Stumpffia Boettger, 1881 (41 species)
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