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Scaphiophryne gottlebei

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Endangered

Threat status

Interesting Facts

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Description

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Habitat

Biome: Terrestrial ; Freshwater [1].

Ecology: It is found in open, rocky areas, generally in dry forest , and in more humid vegetation in canyons . It is partly rupicolous and able to climb vertical walls within the narrow canyons of the Isalo Massif. Andreone et al. (2006) note that the species is largely fossorial and specialised to live within the narrow and wet canyons of the Isalo Massif, and has a high dispersal capability (most likely during storms in the rainy season ). Breeding is presumed to take place in shallow, temporary pools .[1].

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Taxonomy

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Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Last scrutiny: 01-Sep-2009

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Scaphiophryne

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 2 species and subspecies in this genus:

S. calcarata (Mocquard's Rain Frog) · S. marmorata (Marbled Rain Frog)

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Further Reading

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Contributors

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Footnotes

  1. Franco Andreone, Christopher Raxworthy, Frank Glaw 2008. Scaphiophryne gottlebei. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 04 February 2012. [back]
Last Revised: 7/15/2012