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Spinomantis

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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]

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]

References

  1. ^ a b c 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.
  2. ^ a b c 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Mantellidae". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  5. ^ 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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Spinomantis: Brief Summary

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Spinomantis is a frog genus in the mantellid subfamily Mantellinae. This genus is restricted to Madagascar. At present it contains 13 species. They are arboreal or terrestrial frogs and occur in or along small streams. Most species are nocturnal.

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