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List of works by Andolalao Rakotoarison

'Barcode fishing' for archival DNA from historical type material overcomes taxonomic hurdles, enabling the description of a new frog species

scientific article published on 05 November 2020

A distinctive new frog species (Anura, Mantellidae) supports the biogeographic linkage of two montane rainforest massifs in northern Madagascar

scholarly article by Mark D. Scherz et al published 15 March 2018 in Zoosystematics and Evolution

A new dwarf chameleon, genus Brookesia, from the Marojejy massif in northern Madagascar

scientific article published on 6 March 2019

A new species of the Spinomantis bertini species complex (Anura: Mantellidae) from Pic d’Ivohibe Special Reserve (Madagascar)

scientific article published on 13 August 2019

A review of the taxonomy and osteology of the <i>Rhombophryne</i> <i>serratopalpebrosa</i> species group (Anura: Microhylidae) from Madagascar, with comments on the value of volume rendering of micro-CT data to taxonomists

scientific article

An integrative taxonomic revision and redefinition of Gephyromantis (Laurentomantis) malagasius based on archival DNA analysis reveals four new mantellid frog species from Madagascar

scientific article published in 2022

Completing a taxonomic puzzle: integrative review of geckos of the Paroedura bastardi species complex (Squamata, Gekkonidae) ⬇️

Description of the lucky Cophyla (Microhylidae, Cophylinae), a new arboreal frog from Marojejy National Park in north-eastern Madagascar

scientific article

Distinct patterns of desynchronized limb regression in malagasy scincine lizards (squamata, scincidae)

scientific article

Extreme miniaturization of a new amniote vertebrate and insights into the evolution of genital size in chameleons ⬇️

journal article from 'Scientific Reports' published in 2021

Finaritra! A splendid new leaf-tailed gecko (Uroplatus) species from Marojejy National Park in north-eastern Madagascar

scientific article published on 21 January 2019

Frogs of the genus Platypelis from the Sorata massif in northern Madagascar: description of a new species and reports of range extensions

scientific article published on 5 June 2020

Geography-Dependent Horizontal Gene Transfer from Vertebrate Predators to Their Prey

scientific article published on 12 March 2022

Gray versus yellow ventral coloration: Identity, distribution, color polymorphism and molecular relationships of the microhylid frog Platypelis mavomavo Andreone, Fenolio &amp; Walvoord, 2003

scientific article published on 3 October 2023

Host Ecology Rather Than Host Phylogeny Drives Amphibian Skin Microbial Community Structure in the Biodiversity Hotspot of Madagascar

scientific article published on 17 August 2017

Identification and Synthesis of Luteolide, a Highly Branched Macrolide Semiochemical from the Mantellid Frog Gephyromantis luteus

scientific article published on 04 April 2019

Integrative revision of the Lygodactylus madagascariensis group reveals an unexpected diversity of little brown geckos in Madagascar’s rainforest ⬇️

journal article from 'Zootaxa' published in 2022

Into the Chamber of Horrors: A proposal for the resolution of nomenclatural chaos in the Scaphiophryne calcarata complex (Anura: Microhylidae), with a new species-level phylogenetic hypothesis for Scaphiophryninae

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Leaping towards a saltatorial lifestyle? An unusually long-legged new species of Rhombophryne (Anura, Microhylidae) from the Sorata massif in northern Madagascar

scientific article published in 2015

Morphological and ecological convergence at the lower size limit for vertebrates highlighted by five new miniaturised microhylid frog species from three different Madagascan genera

scientific article published on 27 March 2019

Population diversification in the frog Mantidactylus bellyi on an isolated massif in northern Madagascar based on genetic, morphological, bioacoustic and ecological evidence

scientific article published on 31 March 2022

Reconciling molecular phylogeny, morphological divergence and classification of Madagascan narrow-mouthed frogs (Amphibia: Microhylidae).

scientific article

Repeated divergence of amphibians and reptiles across an elevational gradient in northern Madagascar

scientific article published in 2023

Review of threatened Malagasy freshwater fishes in zoos and aquaria: The necessity of an ex situ conservation network—A call for action

scientific article published in 2021

Species complexes and the importance of Data Deficient classification in Red List assessments: The case of Hylobatrachus frogs

scientific article published on 14 August 2019

Stumbling upon a New Frog Species ofGuibemantis(Anura: Mantellidae) on Top of the Marojejy Massif in Northern Madagascar

scientific article published in July 2018

Sympatric lineages in the Mantidactylus ambreensis complex of Malagasy frogs originated allopatrically rather than by in-situ speciation

scientific article published on 03 December 2019

Target-enriched DNA sequencing from historical type material enables a partial revision of the Madagascar giant stream frogs (genus Mantidactylus)

scientific article published on 17 January 2020

Towards Completion of the Species Inventory of Small-Sized Leaf-Tailed Geckos: Two New Species of Uroplatus from Northern Madagascar ⬇️

scientific article

Two new Pandanus frogs (Guibemantis: Mantellidae: Anura) from northern Madagascar

scientific article published in 2018

Unexpected diversity and co-occurrence of phytotelmic frogs (Guibemantis) around Andasibe, one of the most intensively surveyed amphibian hotspots of Madagascar, and descriptions of three new species

scientific article published in 2024

Widespread vulnerability of Malagasy predators to the toxins of an introduced toad

scientific article published on 01 June 2018

Widespread vulnerability of Malagasy predators to the toxins of an introduced toad

scientific article published on 01 July 2018

Yet another small brown frog from high altitude on the Marojejy Massif, northeastern Madagascar (Anura: Mantellidae).

scientific article published on 14 November 2017

An unexpected new red-bellied Stumpffia (Microhylidae) from forest fragments in central Madagascar highlights remaining cryptic diversity

scientific article published on 06 June 2022

Discovery of frogs of the Stumpffia hara species group (Microhylidae, Cophylinae) on Montagne d’Ambre in northern Madagascar, with description of a new species

scientific article published on 23 February 2022

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