Spinomantis

Spinomantis is a frog genus in the mantellid subfamily Mantellinae. This genus is restricted to Madagascar. At present it contains 13 species.[1] They are arboreal or terrestrial frogs and occur in or along small streams. Most species are nocturnal.[2]

Spinomantis
Spinomantis aglavei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Mantellidae
Subfamily: Mantellinae
Genus: Spinomantis
Dubois, 1992
Type species
Rhacophorus aglavei
Methuen and Hewitt, 1913
Diversity
14 species

Taxonomy

The genus Spinomantis was erected as a subgenus of Mantidactylus by Dubois in 1992.[3] It was elevated to genus-level in 2006.[1][2]

Description

Spinomantis are small to medium-sized frogs, with adults measuring 22–60 mm (0.87–2.36 in) in snout–vent length. The toes have rudimentary to moderate webbing. The finger tips are distinctly enlarged. Males have subgular vocal sacs.[2]

Species

There are 14 species:[1][4][5]

References

  1. Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Spinomantis Dubois, 1992". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  2. Glaw, Frank; Vences, Miguel (2006). "Phylogeny and genus-level classification of mantellid frogs (Amphibia, Anura)". Organisms, Diversity & Evolution. 6 (2006): 236–253. doi:10.1016/j.ode.2005.12.001.
  3. Dubois, A. (1992). "Notes sur la classification des Ranidae (Amphibiens anoures)". Bulletin Mensuel de la Société Linnéenne de Lyon. 61: 305–352.
  4. "Mantellidae". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  5. VENCES, MIGUEL; KÖHLER, JÖRN; GLAW, FRANK (2017-09-04). "A new species of smooth-skinned Spinomantis frog (Anura: Mantellidae) from south-eastern Madagascar". Zootaxa. 4317 (2). doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4317.2.12. ISSN 1175-5334.
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