Liliane Raharivololoniaina

TL;DR: Results may suggest that Bd arrived recently, but do not exclude the existence of a previously undetected endemic Bd genotype, which could pose significant threats to Madagascar's unique “megadiverse” amphibians.

TL;DR: Molecular identification provides a fast and very efficient tool to identify larval stages of amphibians, especially in cases of specialized tadpoles from remote areas in which rearing is difficult.

TL;DR: Diversity patterns and field observations indicate relatively large population sizes, which suggests overcollecting is probably a minor problem and conservation efforts should rather focus on saving some large populations from habitat destruction through logging and forest fires.

TL;DR: It is suggested that a combination of methods is necessary to obtain a maximum of positively and reliably identified species records in a limited amount of time, and the extreme importance of increasing data verifiability is emphasized.

TL;DR: Molecular phylogenetic analysis uncovered an unexpected diversity of polystome species belonging to two separate clades: one forming a lineage within the genus Metapolystoma, with one species in Ptychadena and several species in the mantellid host genera Aglyptodactylus and Boophis; and an undescribed genus that was found in the species of the subfamily Mantellinae in the family Mantellidae.