taxonID	type	description	language	source
EE03216047FE517FA985C51B66232E48.taxon	materials_examined	New material examined. ZSM 1615 / 2012 (FGZC 3669) collected on 28 November 2012 from above the camp site in Sorata massif (close to a site with the coordinates 13.6778 S, 49.4411 E, 1423 m a. s. l.), northern Madagascar, by F. Glaw, O. Hawlitschek, T. Rajoafiarison, A. Rakotoarison, F. M. Ratsoavina, and A. Razafimanantsoa.	en	Rakotoarison, Andolalao, Scherz, Mark D., Koehler, Joern, Ratsoavina, Fanomezana M., Hawlitschek, Oliver, Megson, Steven, Vences, Miguel, Glaw, Frank (2020): Frogs of the genus Platypelis from the Sorata massif in northern Madagascar: description of a new species and reports of range extensions. Zoosystematics and Evolution 96 (1): 263-274, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zse.96.47088, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zse.96.47088
EE03216047FE517FA985C51B66232E48.taxon	distribution	Distribution. This species is known from Tsaratanana Strict Nature Reserve (Raxworthy et al. 2008; Rakotoarison et al. 2012) and the Sorata Massif (Fig. 2).	en	Rakotoarison, Andolalao, Scherz, Mark D., Koehler, Joern, Ratsoavina, Fanomezana M., Hawlitschek, Oliver, Megson, Steven, Vences, Miguel, Glaw, Frank (2020): Frogs of the genus Platypelis from the Sorata massif in northern Madagascar: description of a new species and reports of range extensions. Zoosystematics and Evolution 96 (1): 263-274, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zse.96.47088, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zse.96.47088
00ACB419898B5ED9B6932DA84F528885.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Assigned to the genus Platypelis in the microhylid subfamily Cophylinae based on enlarged terminal discs on fingers and toes, absence of nuptial pads, and molecular phylogenetic relationships. The species can be identified among other cophylines by the combination of the following character states: (1) medium-sized species (adult male SVL 24.3 - 25.6 mm); (2) manus with second finger slightly shorter than fourth and pes with third toe much shorter to very slightly shorter than fifth; (3) males with prepollical tubercle but lacking a finger-like prepollex as typical for Anodonthyla; (4) throat greenish in life; (5) chest and anterior belly translucent gray, with distinct white spotting that is absent on the posterior belly; (5) absence of red color on limbs and ventral side. Platypelis laetus sp. nov. can be distinguished from P. grandis and P. alticola by smaller body size (verified adult male SVL 24.3 - 25.6 mm vs 30 - 105 mm), and furthermore from P. grandis by a largely smooth dorsal skin (vs strongly granular and bumpy) and from P. tuberifera by dark pattern on the dorsum (vs uniformly beige-yellowish) and body not conspicuously flattened (vs flattened); from P. pollicaris by a slightly smaller body size (verified adult male SVL 24.3 - 25.6 mm vs 26 - 28 mm), third toe shorter than fifth (vs both toes of similar length) and less elongated body (vs conspicuously elongated); from P. tuberifera and P. cowanii by smaller body size (verified adult male SVL 24.3 - 25.6 mm vs 30 - 40 mm) and by third toe shorter than fifth (vs third toe longer than fifth); from P. tsaratananaensis by having a plump body (vs slender with a distinctively elongated " neck " region), absence of vomerine teeth (vs presence), and especially in call structure (see below); from P. tetra, P. barbouri, P. karenae, P. ravus, and P. ando by larger body size (SVL 24.3 - 25.6 mm vs 16 - 19 mm); from P. milloti by throat greenish colored (vs brownish) and by absence of red ventral color and of a very distinct dorsal pattern (vs presence); from P. barbouri and P. ranjomena by the absence of red color on ventral side or limbs (vs presence); from P. mavomavo by third toe shorter than fifth (vs third toe longer than fifth) and grayish with white spots on the chest (vs uniformly yellow on venter). Among the described species of Platypelis, the new species is phylogenetically closest to P. olgae. It differs from this species by larger body size (adult male SVL 24.3 - 25.6 mm vs 20.3 - 21.9 mm), and by third toe often shorter than fifth (vs third toe equal to or longer than fifth). Bioacoustically, P. laetus sp. nov. can be distinguished from most congeners by its rather short note duration of only 73 - 88 ms. The following Platypelis species all emit longer notes: P. alticola (411 - 466 ms), P. ando (424 - 441 ms), P. barbouri (142 - 160 ms), P. karenae (131 - 145 ms), P. pollicaris (160 - 180 ms), P. ranjomena (303 - 379 ms), P. ravus (384 - 443 ms), and P. tuberifera (280 ms) (Glaw and Vences 1994; Glaw et al. 2012, 2020; Rakotoarison et al. 2012; Rosa et al. 2014; Scherz et al. 2019). Calls of P. grandis are non-tonal, those of P. milloti are shorter in duration (55 - 65 ms) and the call of P. tsaratananaensis consist of two notes, rather than a single note (Glaw and Vences 1994; Rakotoarison et al. 2012). Known calls of Cophyla species (C. berara, C. fortuna, C. maharipeo, C. noromalalae, C. occultans, C. phyllodactyla, C. puellarum) all exhibit a much longer note duration compared to the new species, ranging from 326 ms in the shortest to 1346 ms in the longest notes (see Rakotoarison et al. 2015, 2019 b).	en	Rakotoarison, Andolalao, Scherz, Mark D., Koehler, Joern, Ratsoavina, Fanomezana M., Hawlitschek, Oliver, Megson, Steven, Vences, Miguel, Glaw, Frank (2020): Frogs of the genus Platypelis from the Sorata massif in northern Madagascar: description of a new species and reports of range extensions. Zoosystematics and Evolution 96 (1): 263-274, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zse.96.47088, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zse.96.47088
00ACB419898B5ED9B6932DA84F528885.taxon	description	Description of the holotype. Adult male in good state of preservation, some muscle tissue removed from right thigh; snout-vent length 25.6 mm (for further measurements see Table 1); body plump; head slightly wider than long, not wider than body; snout slightly rounded in dorsal view and blunt in lateral view; nostrils not protuberant, nearer to tip of snout than to eye; canthus rostralis distinct, straight; loreal region straight, slightly oblique; tympanum distinct, 60 % of eye diameter; supratympanic fold distinct, starting at the posterior border of the eye and ending anterior to the forelimb; tongue long, broadening posteriorly, attached anteriorly, not notched; maxillary teeth present and vomerine teeth absent; choanae rounded. Forelimbs robust; subarticular tubercles single, indistinct; outer metacarpal tubercle small, rounded; prepollex / inner metacarpal tubercle distinct, forming a distinct protuberance at base of first finger; hand without webbing; fingers distinctly broadly rounded to slightly bilobate, with lateral fringes, smaller than discs of fingers; relative length of fingers 1 <2 <4 <3; nuptial pads absent. Hindlimbs slender; tibiotarsal articulation reaching between forelimb and tympanum when hindlimb adpressed along body; tibia length 47 % of SVL; inner metatarsal tubercle small, oval; outer metatarsal tubercle absent; webbing between toes weakly developed, with traces of webbing between third and fourth toe; subarticular tubercles on toes single; toes flattened and their discs relatively broad, broadly rounded to slightly bilobate; relative length of toes 1 <2 <3 <5 <4; third toe slightly shorter than fifth, dorsal skin smooth, without dorsolateral folds, ventral skin smooth on throat and chest and moderately granular on belly. After nine years of preservation in 70 % ethanol, the dorsum is light beige with a brown, teddy-bear-shaped patch flecked with cream from between the eyes to the inguinal region. The nostril is surrounded with brown. The lateral surface is homogenously light beige flecked with small brown dots. The flank coloration merges with the ventral coloration. The ventral trunk and the chin are light beige. The ventral thigh is beige spotted with brown in the cloacal region. The shank, tarsus and foot are ventrally beige. Dorsally, the thigh is beige with light brown crossbands. The posterodorsal surface of the thigh is beige spotted with light brown. The shank is beige with a brown crossband. The coloration of the distal portion of the shank merges with the coloration of the tarsus, extending to the toes. The arms are beige with a brown crossband. The coloration in life is shown in Fig. 3 (in dorsal, lateral and ventral view).	en	Rakotoarison, Andolalao, Scherz, Mark D., Koehler, Joern, Ratsoavina, Fanomezana M., Hawlitschek, Oliver, Megson, Steven, Vences, Miguel, Glaw, Frank (2020): Frogs of the genus Platypelis from the Sorata massif in northern Madagascar: description of a new species and reports of range extensions. Zoosystematics and Evolution 96 (1): 263-274, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zse.96.47088, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zse.96.47088
00ACB419898B5ED9B6932DA84F528885.taxon	distribution	Distribution. The species is known only from the Sorata Massif, northern Madagascar, at elevations of 1339 - 1541 m above sea level (Fig. 2).	en	Rakotoarison, Andolalao, Scherz, Mark D., Koehler, Joern, Ratsoavina, Fanomezana M., Hawlitschek, Oliver, Megson, Steven, Vences, Miguel, Glaw, Frank (2020): Frogs of the genus Platypelis from the Sorata massif in northern Madagascar: description of a new species and reports of range extensions. Zoosystematics and Evolution 96 (1): 263-274, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zse.96.47088, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zse.96.47088
00ACB419898B5ED9B6932DA84F528885.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific epithet is a masculine Latin adjective meaning " happy ". The new species is so named in reflection of the joy and happiness of the first author to get to work on the cophyline microhylid frogs of Madagascar.	en	Rakotoarison, Andolalao, Scherz, Mark D., Koehler, Joern, Ratsoavina, Fanomezana M., Hawlitschek, Oliver, Megson, Steven, Vences, Miguel, Glaw, Frank (2020): Frogs of the genus Platypelis from the Sorata massif in northern Madagascar: description of a new species and reports of range extensions. Zoosystematics and Evolution 96 (1): 263-274, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zse.96.47088, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zse.96.47088
DDCFBDCE209C50F1832C2ADB9C958537.taxon	materials_examined	Material. UADBA-A (FGZC 3607) collected on 26 November 2012 at a site in the Sorata Massif (13.6817 S, 49.4411 E, 1339 m a. s. l.), northern Madagascar, by F. Glaw, O. Hawlitschek, T. Rajoafiarison, A. Rakotoarison, F. M. Ratsoavina, and A. Razafimanantsoa; UADBA-A (FGZC 3781) and UADBA-A (FGZC 3782) collected on 1 December 2012 from the camp site in the Sorata Massif (near 13.6851 S, 49.4417 E, 1279 m a. s. l.), northern Madagascar, by the same collectors.	en	Rakotoarison, Andolalao, Scherz, Mark D., Koehler, Joern, Ratsoavina, Fanomezana M., Hawlitschek, Oliver, Megson, Steven, Vences, Miguel, Glaw, Frank (2020): Frogs of the genus Platypelis from the Sorata massif in northern Madagascar: description of a new species and reports of range extensions. Zoosystematics and Evolution 96 (1): 263-274, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zse.96.47088, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zse.96.47088
A2823AB61C915906A0C3EF47A6AF8B11.taxon	materials_examined	Material. UADBA-A (AEA 039) and UADBA-A (AEA 040) collected on 24 May 2016 in Andravory (13.9830 S, 49.7500 E, 1168 m a. s. l.), northern Madagascar, by S. Megson, J. Sawyer, R. Walker, W. - Y. Crawley, and T. H. Rafeliarisoa; UADBA-A (AEA 067) and UADBA-A (AEA 068) collected on 30 May 2016 in Andravory (13.005 S, 49.7808 E, 1168 m a. s. l.), northern Madagascar, by the same collectors.	en	Rakotoarison, Andolalao, Scherz, Mark D., Koehler, Joern, Ratsoavina, Fanomezana M., Hawlitschek, Oliver, Megson, Steven, Vences, Miguel, Glaw, Frank (2020): Frogs of the genus Platypelis from the Sorata massif in northern Madagascar: description of a new species and reports of range extensions. Zoosystematics and Evolution 96 (1): 263-274, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zse.96.47088, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zse.96.47088
65C89B030F3451959EBF2D15EC94BB95.taxon	materials_examined	New material examined. UADBA-A specimens (FGZC 3646, FGZC 3765), and ZSM 5654 / 2012 - 5656 / 2012 (FGZC 3647 - 3649), collected on 28 November 2012 above the camp site on Sorata massif (close to 13.6817 S, 49.4411 E, 1339 m a. s. l.), northern Madagascar, by F. Glaw, O. Hawlitschek, T. Rajoafiarison, A. Rakotoarison, F. M. Ratsoavina, and A. Razafimanantsoa.	en	Rakotoarison, Andolalao, Scherz, Mark D., Koehler, Joern, Ratsoavina, Fanomezana M., Hawlitschek, Oliver, Megson, Steven, Vences, Miguel, Glaw, Frank (2020): Frogs of the genus Platypelis from the Sorata massif in northern Madagascar: description of a new species and reports of range extensions. Zoosystematics and Evolution 96 (1): 263-274, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zse.96.47088, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zse.96.47088
65C89B030F3451959EBF2D15EC94BB95.taxon	distribution	Distribution. This species is known from Tsaratanana Strict Nature Reserve (Raxworthy et al. 2008; Rakotoarison et al. 2012) as well as several nearby sites (Bemanevika, Andrevorevo), the Sorata Massif, and the Marojejy Massif (Fig. 2). Rakotoarison et al. (2012) reported additional sites in need of confirmation (Tsararano and Anjanaharibe-Sud) based on photographs only.	en	Rakotoarison, Andolalao, Scherz, Mark D., Koehler, Joern, Ratsoavina, Fanomezana M., Hawlitschek, Oliver, Megson, Steven, Vences, Miguel, Glaw, Frank (2020): Frogs of the genus Platypelis from the Sorata massif in northern Madagascar: description of a new species and reports of range extensions. Zoosystematics and Evolution 96 (1): 263-274, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zse.96.47088, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zse.96.47088
