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Interesting Facts
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Description
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Habitat
Biome: Terrestrial ; Freshwater [1].
Ecology:
It inhabits dry deciduous forest
, and has not been found outside
forest in open areas, but does occur in somewhat degraded forest.
It breeds
in temporary pools
and puddles; the larvae grow rapidly,
developing in 12 days.[1].
List of Habitats
:
- 1 Forest
- 1.5 Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Dry
- 5 Wetlands (inland)
- 5.8 Wetlands (inland) - Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) [more info]
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Subclass:
Lissamphibia
()
- Haeckel, 1866
- Infraclass:
Lissamphibia
()
- Order:
Anura
()
- (Fischer von Waldheim, 1813) Gray, 1825
- Suborder:
Neobatrachia
()
- Reig, 1958
- Superfamily:
Rhacophoroidea
()
- (Hoffman, 1932 (1858))
- Family:
Mantellidae
()
- (Laurent, 1946)
- Subfamily:
Laliostominae
()
- Genus:
Aglyptodactylus
()
- Boulenger, 1918[1919]
- Specific name:
laticeps
- Glaw, Vences, B?hme, 1998
- Scientific name: - Aglyptodactylus laticeps Glaw, Vences, B?hme, 1998
- Specific name:
laticeps
- Glaw, Vences, B?hme, 1998
- Genus:
Aglyptodactylus
(
- Subfamily:
Laliostominae
(
- Family:
Mantellidae
(
- Superfamily:
Rhacophoroidea
(
- Suborder:
Neobatrachia
(
- Order:
Anura
(
- Infraclass:
Lissamphibia
(
- Subclass:
Lissamphibia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: 01-Sep-2009
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Aglyptodactylus
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 1 species and subspecies in this genus:
A. madagascariensis (Madagascar Jumping Frog)
More Info
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- Search using Scientific Name and Vernacular Names: All the Web | AltaVista Canada | AltaVista | Excite | Google | HotBot | Lycos
- Search using Specialized Databases: GenBank | Medline | Scirus | CISTI/CAL | Agricola Periodicals | Agricola Books
Further Reading
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- Amphibian Data. For additional documentation about utilization and CITES status, click on the Global Amphibian Assessment (GAA) link above to see the GAA account for this species or alternatively follow this link to the search function on the Global Amphibian Assessment web site and run your own search.
- Glaw, F. and Vences, M. 2007. A Fieldguide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar. Third Edition. Vences & Glaw Verlag, Cologne.
- Glaw, F., Vences, M. and Böhme, W. 1998. Systematic revision of the genus Aglyptodactylus Boulenger 1919 (Amphibia: Ranidae), and analysis of its phylogenetic relatiohships to other Madagascan ranid genera (Tomopterna, Boophis, Mantidactylus, and Mantella). Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 36: 17-37.
- Glaw, F., Vences, M. and Bhme, W. 1998. Systematic revision of the genus Aglyptodactylus Boulenger 1919 (Amphibia: Ranidae), and analysis of its phylogenetic relatiohships to other Madagascan ranid genera (Tomopterna, Boophis, Mantidactylus, and Mantella). Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research: 17-37.
- Glos, J. 2003. The amphibian fauna of the Kirindy dry forest in western Madagascar. Salamandra: 75-90.
- IUCN. 2004. 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 23 November 2004.
- Rakotondravony, H.A. 2007. Consquences de la variation des superficies forestires sur les communauts de reptiles et d'amphibiens dans la rgion Loky-Manambato, extrme nord-est de Madagascar. Revue d'cologie 62(2-3): 209-227.
Notes
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Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 15, 2012.
- Frank Glaw, Miguel Vences 2004. Aglyptodactylus laticeps. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 30January2012.
- Glaw, F. & Vences, M. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 05, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 05, 2008:
- SysTax
- SysTax: Zoologische Staatssammlung Munchen
- SysTax: Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum Alexander Koenig, Bonn
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 29130
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-664026
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 664026
- IUCN ID: 189414
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 130689
Footnotes
- Frank Glaw, Miguel Vences 2004. Aglyptodactylus laticeps. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 30 January 2012. [back]
