Aglyptodactylus securifer
| Aglyptodactylus securifer | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Mantellidae |
| Genus: | Aglyptodactylus |
| Species: | A. securifer |
| Binomial name | |
| Aglyptodactylus securifer Glaw, Vences, Böhme, 1998 | |
Aglyptodactylus securifer is a species of frog in the family Mantellidae. It is endemic to Madagascar, where it lives in forests.[1]
This species was described to science in 1998. Its upper surfaces are silver-gray to beige in color with gray bands on the legs. The undersides are yellow and the belly is white. The eyes are golden yellow with black pupils.[2]
References
- ↑ Glaw, F. & Vences, M. 2008. Aglyptodactylus securifer. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. Downloaded on 13 April 2015.
- ↑ Glaw, F., Vences, M., & Böhme, W. (1998). Systematic revision of the genus Aglyptodactylus Boulenger, 1919 (Amphibia: Ranidae), and analysis of its phylogenetic relationships to other Madagascan ranid genera (Tomopterna, Boophis, Mantidactylus, and Mantella). Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 36(1‐2), 17-37.
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