Mantella
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 Golden Mantella (Mantella aurantiaca)
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Mantella (Golden Frogs) is a genus of frogs in the family Mantellidae, endemic to Madagascar. These are small frogs (up to 5 cm.) with iridescent colors with combinations of black, blue, orange, yellow, and green which reflect the toxic nature of their skins.
[edit] Species
| Binomial Name and Author | Common Name |
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| Mantella aurantiaca Mocquard, 1900 | Orange-colored Golden Frog |
| Mantella baroni Boulenger, 1888 | Variegated Golden Frog |
| Mantella bernhardi Vences, Glaw, Peyrieras, Böhme & Busse, 1994 | Tolongoina Golden Frog |
| Mantella betsileo (Grandidier, 1872) | Betsileo Golden Frog |
| Mantella cowanii Boulenger, 1882 | Black Golden Frog |
| Mantella crocea Pintak & Böhme, 1990 | Eastern Golden Frog |
| Mantella ebenaui Boettger, 1880 | Ebenau's Golden Frog |
| Mantella expectata Busse & Böhme, 1992 | Tulear Golden Frog |
| Mantella haraldmeieri Busse, 1981 | Haraldmeier's Golden Frog |
| Mantella laevigata Methuen & Hewitt, 1913 | Folohy Golden Frog |
| Mantella madagascariensis (Grandidier, 1872) | Malagasy Golden Frog |
| Mantella manery Vences, Glaw & Böhme, 1999 | Marojezy Mountain Golden Frog |
| Mantella milotympanum Staniszewski, 1996 | Black-eared Golden Frog |
| Mantella nigricans Guibé, 1978 | Massif Golden Frog |
| Mantella pulchra Parker, 1925 | Parker's Golden Frog |
| Mantella viridis Pintak & Böhme, 1988 | Green Golden Frog |
[edit] Gallery
 Mantella aurantiaca |
 Mantella baroni |
 Mantella bernhardi |
 Mantella cowanii |
 Mantella expectata |
[edit] External links
- Frost, Darrel R. 2007. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.1 (10 October, 2007). Mantella. Electronic Database accessible at http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. (Accessed: June 08, 2008).
- AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2008. Berkeley, California: Mantella. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/. (Accessed: June 08, 2008).
- eol - Encyclopedia of Life taxon Mantella at http://www.eol.org.
- ITIS - Integrated Taxonomic Information System on-line database Taxon Mantella at http://www.itis.gov/index.html. (Accessed: June 08, 2008).
- GBIF - Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxon Mantella at http://data.gbif.org/welcome.htm
- Mantella Conservation
- Poison Frogs of Madagascar: Mantella
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