Mantidactylus tricinctus
Appearance
Mantidactylus tricinctus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Mantellidae |
Genus: | Mantidactylus |
Species: | M. tricinctus
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Binomial name | |
Mantidactylus tricinctus (Guibé, 1947)
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Mantidactylus tricinctus is a species of frog in the family Mantellidae.
Distribution and Habitat
[edit]This species is endemic to Madagascar. It is found between 450 and 850 m elevation at three sites in the east and southeast of the island, An'Ala, Befotaka and Vondrozo.[1] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, and swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Description
[edit]Mantidactylus tricinctus measures 17 to 19 mm long. Its back is brown with darker blotches. The species is characterized by a yellow patch on the groin and a white one at the tip of the snout.[2]
Original Publication
[edit]- Guibé, 1947 : Trois Gephyromantis nouveaux de Madagascar (Batraciens). Bulletin du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle 2 (19): 151–155.
External links
[edit]Amphibian Species of the World: [1]
AmphibiaWeb: [2]
Photograph on CalPhotos: [3]
Sources
[edit]- ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2017). "Mantidactylus tricinctus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T57528A84177164. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T57528A84177164.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "AmphibiaWeb - Mantidactylus tricinctus". amphibiaweb.org. Retrieved 2017-09-10.