国际研究团队通过结合现代标本与百年前博物馆收藏品的DNA分析，在马达加斯加发现了七个新的钻石蛙物种1。这一发现使已知的钻石蛙（Rhombophryne）物种数量从20种增加至27种1。该研究历时超过12年，采用了博物馆标本DNA分析（museomics）等现代技术手段，成功解决了长期存在的分类学难题1。
丹麦自然历史博物馆爬虫学策展人Mark D. Scherz表示，"钻石蛙一直隐藏在我们脚下的多样性"1。波茨坦大学研究人员Alice Petzold指出，"博物馆收藏不仅是过去的档案，而是理解当今生物多样性的必要科学资源"1。这些新发现的物种已直接应用于实际保护工作——在2026年3月的保护区规划研讨会中，包括Rhombophryne quentini在内的新发现物种直接指导了马达加斯加生物多样性30x30计划的保护区扩展提案1。
An international research team has identified seven previously unknown species of diamond frogs (Rhombophryne) in Madagascar, expanding the known diversity of this genus from 20 to 27 species 1. The discovery, which culminated a 12-year research effort, relied on DNA analysis of both modern specimens and century-old museum collections using advanced museomics techniques 1.
The findings have already influenced conservation policy in the region. Several of the newly described species, including Rhombophryne quentini, directly informed Madagascar's biodiversity protection strategy during a conservation planning workshop in March 2026, where they guided proposals for expanded protected areas under the country's 30x30 biodiversity initiative 1. Mark D. Scherz, curator of herpetology at the Danish National History Museum, noted that "diamond frogs have long hidden the diversity beneath our feet," highlighting how the research resolved a long-standing taxonomic puzzle 1. Alice Petzold of the University of Potsdam emphasized the scientific value of historical collections, stating that "museum collections are not merely archives of the past, but essential scientific resources for understanding today's biodiversity" 1.
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