Spinomantis tavaratra
Spinomantis tavaratra is a species of frogs in the mantellid subfamily Mantellinae. It is endemic to the humid forests of northwestern Madagascar.[1][2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Mantellidae |
| Genus: | Spinomantis |
| Species: | S. tavaratra |
| Binomial name | |
| Spinomantis tavaratra Cramer, Rabibisoa, and Raxworthy, 2008 | |
Taxonomy
This species was described in the genus Spinomantis by Cramer, Rabibisoa, and Raxworthy in 2008.[3] The species is named tavaratra is a Malagasy word for "the north", referencing the provenance of this species in northern Madagascar.[3]
Description
Adult males measure 30.5–36.0 mm (1.20–1.42 in) in snout–vent length (SVL); females measure 31.6–33.2 mm (1.24–1.31 in). The species is also characterised by simple dermal spines of less than 1 mm (0.039 in) length on the posterior margin of the tarsus.[3]
Habitat and ecology
Its natural habitats are primary forest near streams at elevations of 650–1,300 m (2,130–4,270 ft) above sea level, in Marojejy National Park but also on the Sorata massif. It is an arboreal species that breeds in streams.[1]
References
- IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Spinomantis tavaratra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T49582559A177163210. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T49582559A177163210.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Spinomantis tavaratra Cramer, Rabibisoa, and Raxworthy, 2008". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
- Cramer, Abigail F.; Rabibisoa, Nirhy H.C.; Raxworthy, Christopher J. (2008). "Descriptions of two new Spinomantis frogs from Madagascar (Amphibia: Mantellidae), and new morphological data for S. brunae and S. massorum" (PDF). American Museum Novitates. 3618 (1): 1–22. doi:10.1206/594.1. hdl:2246/5924.