Overview
Laliostominae is a subfamily of frogs in the family Mantellidae containing two genera and a total of four species. These frogs are native to Madagascar.
- Aglyptodactylus Boulenger, 1919 (3 species)
- Laliostoma Glaw, Vences & B?hme, 1998 (monotypic)
Taxonomy
The Subfamily Laliostominae is a member of the Family Mantellidae. Here is the complete "parentage" of Laliostominae:
- Domain: Eukaryota
Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia
C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
- Subkingdom: Bilateria
(Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
- Branch: Deuterostomia
Grobben, 1908 - Deuterostomes
- 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 - Tetrapods
- Class: Amphibia
(am-FIB-ee-uh)
Gray, 1825
- Subclass: Lissamphibia
Haeckel, 1866
- Infraclass: Lissamphibia
- Order: Anura
(Fischer von Waldheim, 1813) Gray, 1825 - Frogs, Toads
- Suborder: Neobatrachia
Reig, 1958
- Superfamily: Rhacophoroidea
(Hoffman, 1932 (1858))
- Family: Mantellidae
(Laurent, 1946)
- Subfamily: Laliostominae
- Family: Mantellidae
(Laurent, 1946)
- Superfamily: Rhacophoroidea
(Hoffman, 1932 (1858))
- Suborder: Neobatrachia
Reig, 1958
- Order: Anura
(Fischer von Waldheim, 1813) Gray, 1825 - Frogs, Toads
- Infraclass: Lissamphibia
- Subclass: Lissamphibia
Haeckel, 1866
- Class: Amphibia
(am-FIB-ee-uh)
Gray, 1825
- Superclass: Tetrapoda
Goodrich, 1930 - Tetrapods
- Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
- Subphylum: Vertebrata
Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
- Phylum: Chordata
Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
- Infrakingdom: Chordonia
(Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Branch: Deuterostomia
Grobben, 1908 - Deuterostomes
- Subkingdom: Bilateria
(Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
- Kingdom: Animalia
C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
The Subfamily Laliostominae is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Genus (2): Aglyptodactylus · Laliostoma
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 5 species and subspecies in the Subfamily Laliostominae.
Genera
Aglyptodactylus
Aglyptodactylus is a genus of frogs in the family Mantellidae. These frogs are endemic to Madagascar. [more]
Laliostoma
Laliostoma labrosum is a species of frog in the Mantellidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Laliostoma.[] It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, intermittent freshwater marshes, hot deserts, arable land, pastureland, rural gardens, urban areas, ponds, seasonally flooded agricultural land, and canals and ditches. [more]
More info about the Genus Laliostoma may be found here.
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