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FIGURE 5 in A distinctive new species of chameleon of the genus Furcifer (Squamata: Chamaeleonidae) from the Montagne d'Ambre rainforest of northern Madagascar

FIGURE 5. (A) Preserved male holotype of Furcifer bifidus (MNHN 6660) in comparison to (B) preserved male holotype of Furcifer timoni sp. nov. (ZSM 2103/2007).

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FIGURE 3 in A distinctive new species of chameleon of the genus Furcifer (Squamata: Chamaeleonidae) from the Montagne d'Ambre rainforest of northern Madagascar

FIGURE 3. Drawings of hemipenis of the male holotype of Furcifer timoni sp. nov., ZSM 2103/2007 (by Ruth Kühbandner): (A) asulcal view, (B) lateral view; (C) sulcal view.

FIGURE 4 in A new leaf tailed gecko species from northern Madagascar with a preliminary assessment of molecular and morphological variability in the Uroplatus ebenaui group

FIGURE 4. The hemipenis of a paratype (ZSM 1133/2003) of Uroplatus finiavana, (a) sulcal view, (b) parasulcal view.

FIGURE 7 in A new leaf tailed gecko species from northern Madagascar with a preliminary assessment of molecular and morphological variability in the Uroplatus ebenaui group

FIGURE 7. Haplotype network reconstruction of a 400 bp fragment of the nuclear C-mos gene for the analysed lineages of the Uroplatus ebenaui group. Haplotypes were inferred using the PHASE algorithm. The haplotypes of U. finiavana are in yellow. In green, blue and red are those of U. phantasticus and U. ebenaui, U. malama, respectively. Grey is used for the candidate species U. sp. 1–3 from Tsaratanana.

FIGURE 1 in A new leaf tailed gecko species from northern Madagascar with a preliminary assessment of molecular and morphological variability in the Uroplatus ebenaui group

FIGURE 1. Measurements taken from Uroplatus specimens listed in Table 1, (a) head; (b) body and tail.

FIGURE 3 in A new leaf tailed gecko species from northern Madagascar with a preliminary assessment of molecular and morphological variability in the Uroplatus ebenaui group

FIGURE 3. Uroplatus malama encountered in May 2010 at Andreoky (Andohahela area), south east of Madagascar around 600–700 m a. s. l. (a) photo of a male and (c) the ventral side of its tail; (b) a female.

FIGURE 9 in A new leaf tailed gecko species from northern Madagascar with a preliminary assessment of molecular and morphological variability in the Uroplatus ebenaui group

FIGURE 9. Map of Madagascar showing the distribution of the evolutionary lineages of the Uroplatus ebenaui group. Only selected localities: (1) those mentioned in the text, (2) those for which molecular data are presented herein or are available from us (unpublished), and (3) Andringitra Massif which is the southernmost record of U. phantasticus vouchered by a DNA sequence (Raxworthy et al. 2008). The Zahamena locality for U. phantasticus bears a question mark due to the high genetic differentiation of this population, which leaves its actual specific identity in need of confirmation.

FIGURE 6 in A new leaf tailed gecko species from northern Madagascar with a preliminary assessment of molecular and morphological variability in the Uroplatus ebenaui group

FIGURE 6. Bayesian inference tree of the Uroplatus ebenaui group based on a 700 bp fragment of the mitochondrial ND4 gene. Only posterior probability values> 0.95 are displayed at nodes. In yellow the highly supported cluster of the newly described species. Adjacent to each clade, a picture of the oral mucosa is presented showing its pigmentation. Bars in grey scale tones color code roughly for group clades in relation to elevation.

FIGURE 8 in A new leaf tailed gecko species from northern Madagascar with a preliminary assessment of molecular and morphological variability in the Uroplatus ebenaui group

FIGURE 8. Comparative pictures of the body and mouth pigmentation in living and preserved specimens of the different species of the Uroplatus ebenaui group. (a) female of U. ebenaui (ZCMV13013) from Nosy Be, November 2009; (b) male of U. malama (ZCMV12218) from Andreoky (Andohahela area), May 2010; (c) male of Uroplatus sp. 2 from Tsaratanana, June 2010; (d) female of Uroplatus sp. 3 from Tsaratanana, June 2010; (e) female of U. finiavana from Montagne d'Ambre, February 2003, live and preserved mouth pictures are not from the photographed animal; (f) male of U. phantasticus from Ranomafana, March 2004; (g) female of Uroplatus sp. 1 from Tsaratanana, June 2010.

FIGURE 2 in A new leaf tailed gecko species from northern Madagascar with a preliminary assessment of molecular and morphological variability in the Uroplatus ebenaui group

FIGURE 2. Photo in life of a male of Uroplatus finiavana sp. nov. from Montagne d'Ambre National Park, February 2004.

FIGURE 5 in A new leaf tailed gecko species from northern Madagascar with a preliminary assessment of molecular and morphological variability in the Uroplatus ebenaui group

FIGURE 5. (a, b) Comparative graphs of relative tail length and relative tail width (TaL/SVL, TaW/SVL) of the specimens employed in our morphometric study. Specimens are separated by sex; graphs display same trend for the compared character. (c, d) Comparisons of the length of medial posterior projection of the interorbital ridge (IRPL) and neck triangle length (NTL), among described species and Uroplatus finiavana only.

FIGURE 10 in Taxonomy and natural history of arboreal microhylid frogs (Platypelis) from the Tsaratanana Massif in northern Madagascar, with description of a new species

FIGURE 10. Sonagrams and oscillograms of the calls of (a) and (b) Platypelis alticola, and (c) and (d) P. tsaratananaensis, recorded at Matsabory Maiky campsite, Tsaratanana.

FIGURE 11 in Taxonomy and natural history of arboreal microhylid frogs (Platypelis) from the Tsaratanana Massif in northern Madagascar, with description of a new species

FIGURE 11. Correlation of snout-vent length (SVL) of males and females of Platypelis tsaratananaensis with the height above ground of inhabited holes in bamboo segments, and with the vertical diameter of the whole. Asterisks mark significant correlations of P<0.05 and P<0.01; see text for detailed data on statistical analysis.

FIGURE 9 in Taxonomy and natural history of arboreal microhylid frogs (Platypelis) from the Tsaratanana Massif in northern Madagascar, with description of a new species

FIGURE 9. (a) Bamboo forest of Matsabory Maiky; (b–c) segments of bamboo trunks with a hole attributed to the nocturnal lemur species Aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis); (d–f) typical regular-shaped hole in a bamboo segment attributed to insects.

FIGURE 8 in Taxonomy and natural history of arboreal microhylid frogs (Platypelis) from the Tsaratanana Massif in northern Madagascar, with description of a new species

FIGURE 8. Lateral and dorsal views of various embryonic developmental stages of Platypelis tsaratananaensis: (a–b) stage 8; (c–d) stage 11; (e–f) stage 12; (g–h) stage 13; (i–j) stage 15. Stages according to Gosner (1960).

FIGURE 5 in Taxonomy and natural history of arboreal microhylid frogs (Platypelis) from the Tsaratanana Massif in northern Madagascar, with description of a new species

FIGURE 5. Specimens of Platypelis olgae sp. nov. in life. (a) Male holotype, ZSM 1666/2010 [ZCMV 12402]) from near Andranomadio (Maromokotro trail camp 4);(b) female paratype ZSM 1667/2010 (ZCMV 12428) and (c) male paratype ZSM 1668/2010 (DRV 6225) from Amboditsaratanana (Maromokotro trail camp 5).

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FIGURE 7. 50% majority-rule consensus tree from a Bayesian analysis of partial DNA sequences of the 16S rRNA gene of Platypelis. Values on nodes are posterior probabilities (not shown if <0.95). Cophyla berara was used as the outgroup (not shown).

FIGURE 3 in Taxonomy and natural history of arboreal microhylid frogs (Platypelis) from the Tsaratanana Massif in northern Madagascar, with description of a new species

FIGURE 3. Photographs in life of Platypelis alticola and P. sp. 8. (a, b) Two specimens of P. alticola from Antevialambazaha (Tsaratanana, Maromokotro trail, camp 1); (c, d) two specimens of P. alticola in Matsabory Maiky (Maromokotro trail, camp 2), (d) shows the adult male ZSM 1657/2010 (ZCMV 12453); (e) specimen of P. alticola from Bepia campsite (Tsaratanana, Maromokotro trail, camp 3); (f) Platypelis sp. 8 from Antsahamanara (Manarikoba forest, western slope of Tsaratanana).

FIGURE 6 in Taxonomy and natural history of arboreal microhylid frogs (Platypelis) from the Tsaratanana Massif in northern Madagascar, with description of a new species

FIGURE 6. Ventral sides of the four species of Platypelis found in the Tsaratanana Massif, photographed from specimens in life. Inset photos show the same specimens in dorsolateral view. (a) P. alticola, Matsabory Maiky, female; (b) P. alticola, Antevialambazaha, probable male; (c) P. tsaratananaensis, female, Matsabory Maiky (ZSM 1648/2010 [ZCMV 12361]); (d) P. tsaratananaensis, male, Matsabory Maiky; (e) P. olgae sp. nov. (female paratype, ZSM 1667/2010 [ZCMV 12428]), Amboditsaratanana; (f) P. olgae sp. nov. (male holotype, ZSM 1666/2010 [ZCMV 12402]), near Andranomadio; (g) P. sp. 8, Antsahamanara.

FIGURE 1 in Taxonomy and natural history of arboreal microhylid frogs (Platypelis) from the Tsaratanana Massif in northern Madagascar, with description of a new species

FIGURE 1. Maps of northern Madagascar showing localities mentioned in the text. The left map shows elevation whereas the right map shows remaining primary vegetation from the Madagascar vegetation mapping project (http://www.vegmad.org), with green colors symbolizing humid rainforest and montane forest and orange indicating dry forest. Localities are as follows: (1–5) campsites on the Mangindrano-Maromokotro trail, Tsaratanana Massif (Antevialambazaha, Matsabory Maiky, Bepia, Andranomadio, Amboditsaratanana; all localities of P. alticola and P. o l g a e sp. nov. are along this trail, see text for details); (6) campsite Antsahamanara, Manarikoba forest, on the western slope of Tsaratanana; (7) Bemanevika village and lakes; (8) Andrevorevo; (9) Anjanaharibe-Sud; (10) Marojejy; (11) Tsararano. Black circles indicate confirmed localities of Platypelis tsaratananaensis, grey circles indicate possible records of the species which are in need of confirmation, and the black square indicates the presence of a taxonomically undescribed candidate species, P. sp. 8.