Interesting Facts
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Description
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Habitat
Ecology:
This terrestrial
species is often found near streams
, usually in
pristine
or only slightly disturbed
rainforest. It breeds
in streams,
and the eggs
are presumably laid on land
.[1].
List of Habitats
:
- 1 Forest
- 1.6 Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland
- 5 Wetlands (inland)
- 5.1 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls ) [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:
Mantellinae
()
- Genus:
Mantidactylus
()
- Boulenger, 1895
- Specific name:
albofrenatus
- (M?ller, 1892)
- Scientific name: - Mantidactylus albofrenatus (M?ller, 1892)
- Specific name:
albofrenatus
- (M?ller, 1892)
- Genus:
Mantidactylus
(
- Subfamily:
Mantellinae
(
- 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
This species has recently been redefined, and two new species, Mantidactylus
charlotteae and M.
zipperi, have been described (Vences
and Glaw 2003).[1].
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Mantidactylus
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 9 species and subspecies in this genus:
M. albolineatus (White-Lined Madagascar Frog) · M. argenteus (Folohy Madagascar Frog) · M. blommersae (Ambrana Madagascar Frog) · M. elegans (Elegant Madagascar Frog) · M. grandidieri (Grandidier's Madagascar Frog) · M. klemmeri (Klemmer's Madagascar Frog) · M. madecassus (Andringitra Madagascar Frog) · M. majori (Ivohimanita Madagascar Frog) · M. pulcher (Tsarafidy Madagascar Frog)
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Further Reading
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- A floral and faunal inventory of the Parc national de Marojejy, Madagascar: with reference to elevational variation / Steven M. Goodman, editor. 97 2000 [Chicago, Ill.]: Field Museum of Natural History, c2000. url table 9-1 , table 9-4 , table 9-3 , p. 160, p. 166, p. 170.
- Amphibian species of the world: Additions and corrections / by William E. Duellman. Lawrence: University of Kansas, 1993. url p. 183, p. 187, p. 350.
- Occasional papers of the California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco: California Academy of Sciences, url p. 34.
- Oil spill sensitivity of the western Indian Ocean islands: coastal data from the Comoros Islands, Madagascar, Mauritius, Reunion and the Seychelles WCMC url p. 7.
- The morphology, systematics, and evolution of the Old World treefrogs (Rhacophoridae and Hyperoliidae) 57 1970 [Chicago]Field Museum of Natural History, 1970. url figs. 35-38 , p. 39, p. 57, p. 88.
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. Mantidactylus albofrenatus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 01February2012.
- 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 February 29, 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 February 29, 2008:
- Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University: MCZ Herpetology Collection - Amphibian Database
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 29194
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-664047
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 664047
- IUCN ID: 221617
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 130709
Footnotes
- Frank Glaw, Miguel Vences 2004. Mantidactylus albofrenatus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 01 February 2012. [back]
