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  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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]
| image | Scientific Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|
 | Spinomantis aglavei (Methuen and Hewitt, 1913) | Madagascar. |
| Spinomantis beckei Vences, Köhler, and Glaw, 2017 | south-eastern Madagascar | |
 | Spinomantis bertini (Guibé, 1947) | Madagascar |
 | Spinomantis brunae (Andreone, Glaw, Vences, and Vallan, 1998) | Madagascar |
| Spinomantis elegans (Guibé, 1974) | Madagascar. | |
 | Spinomantis fimbriatus (Glaw and Vences, 1994) | Madagascar. |
| Spinomantis guibei (Blommers-Schlösser, 1991) | Madagascar. | |
| Spinomantis massi (Glaw and Vences, 1994) | Madagascar. | |
| Spinomantis microtis (Guibé, 1974) | Madagascar. | |
| Spinomantis mirus Sabino-Pinto, Rakotoarison, Bletz, Edmonds, Glaw, and Vences, 2019 | Madagascar | |
| Spinomantis nussbaumi Cramer, Rabibisoa, and Raxworthy, 2008 | Madagascar (Mahajanga) | |
 | Spinomantis peraccae (Boulenger, 1896) | Madagascar. |
 | Spinomantis phantasticus (Glaw and Vences, 1997) | northeastern Madagascar |
 | Spinomantis tavaratra Cramer, Rabibisoa, and Raxworthy, 2008 | northwestern Madagascar. |
References
- 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.
- 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.
- Dubois, A. (1992). "Notes sur la classification des Ranidae (Amphibiens anoures)". Bulletin Mensuel de la Société Linnéenne de Lyon. 61 (10): 305–352. doi:10.3406/linly.1992.11011.
- "Mantellidae". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
- 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): 379. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4317.2.12. ISSN 1175-5334.
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