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 Script error: No such module "convert". 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 |
|---|---|---|
| File:Spinomantis aglavei2.jpg | Spinomantis aglavei (Methuen and Hewitt, 1913) | Madagascar. |
| Spinomantis beckei Vences, Köhler, and Glaw, 2017 | south-eastern Madagascar | |
| File:Spinomantis bertini 2.jpg | Spinomantis bertini (Guibé, 1947) | Madagascar |
| File:Spinomantis brunae01.jpg | Spinomantis brunae (Andreone, Glaw, Vences, and Vallan, 1998) | Madagascar |
| Spinomantis elegans (Guibé, 1974) | Madagascar. | |
| File:Spinomantis fimbriatus.jpg | 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) | |
| File:Spinomantis peraccae.jpg | Spinomantis peraccae (Boulenger, 1896) | Madagascar. |
| File:Spinomantis phantasticus01.jpg | Spinomantis phantasticus (Glaw and Vences, 1997) | northeastern Madagascar |
| File:Spinomantis-tavaratra.jpg | Spinomantis tavaratra Cramer, Rabibisoa, and Raxworthy, 2008 | northwestern Madagascar. |
References
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