Mantella
| Mantella | |
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| Golden Mantella (Mantella aurantiaca) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Lissamphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Suborder: | Neobatrachia |
| Family: | Mantellidae |
| Subfamily: | Mantellinae |
| Genus: | Mantella Boulenger, 1882 |
| Species | |
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Mantella is a genus of frogs in the family Mantellidae, endemic to Madagascar. These are small frogs typically reaching 2–3 centimetres (0.79–1.18 in), with iridescent colors with combinations of black, blue, orange, yellow, and green which reflect the toxic nature of their skins. Several species in the genus are threatened because of habitat loss and over-collection for the international pet trade.
Species
| Binomial Name and Author | Common Name |
|---|---|
| Mantella aurantiaca Mocquard, 1900 | Golden Mantella |
| Mantella baroni Boulenger, 1888 | Baron's Painted Mantella |
| Mantella bernhardi Vences, Glaw, Peyrieras, Böhme & Busse, 1994 | Bernhard's Mantella |
| Mantella betsileo (Grandidier, 1872) | Brown Mantella |
| Mantella cowanii Boulenger, 1882 | Cowan's or Harlequin Mantella |
| Mantella crocea Pintak & Böhme, 1990 | Yellow Mantella |
| Mantella ebenaui Boettger, 1880 | Brown Mantella |
| Mantella expectata Busse & Böhme, 1992 | Blue-legged Mantella |
| Mantella haraldmeieri Busse, 1981 | Harald Meier's Mantella |
| Mantella laevigata Methuen & Hewitt, 1913 | Climbing Mantella |
| Mantella madagascariensis (Grandidier, 1872) | Malagasy Painted Mantella |
| Mantella manery Vences, Glaw & Böhme, 1999 | Marojejy Mantella |
| Mantella milotympanum Staniszewski, 1996 | Black-eared Mantella |
| Mantella nigricans Guibé, 1978 | Guibe's Mantella |
| Mantella pulchra Parker, 1925 | Beautiful Mantella |
| Mantella viridis Pintak & Böhme, 1988 | Green Mantella |
Gallery
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Mantella aurantiaca
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Mantella baroni
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Mantella bernhardi
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Mantella cowanii
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Mantella expectata
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