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Description
Adults 75-108 mm. Similar to M. guttulatus but usually with a less granular skin and smaller discs on fingers and toes. Some specimens can appear very granular.

Distribution and Habitat

Country distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database: Madagascar

	View distribution map in BerkeleyMapper.
	View Bd and Bsal data (5 records).

Ambalamarina, Ambalamarovandana, Ambana, Ambatolampy, Ambatovory, Ambohitantely, Ambohitsara, Ampasy, Analamazoatra, Andasibe, Andohariana, Andringitra (Iantara river, Sahavatoy river), Antananda, Betampona, Chaines Anosyennes, Isaka-Ivondro, Ivohibe, Manantantely, Mangevo (Ranomafana), Manjakatompo, Mantasoa, Midongy, Moramanga, Moramanga-Niagarakely, Pic St. Louis, near Ifanadiana, Sandrangato, Torotorofotsy 1, Vevembe, Vohidrazana, Vondrozo. Assignment of many localities is tentative. It occurs between sea level to 1,500m asl around streams of pristine rainforest (Andreone and Raxworthy 2008).

Life History, Abundance, Activity, and Special Behaviors
Habits: As in M. guttulatus. Tadpoles with unusual, papillae-rich mouthparts have been found in a stream in Ranomafana National Park, but seem to be very rare; possibly their development takes place partly at hidden sites.

Calls: Unknown.

Breeding is unknown, but larval development probably takes place in streams (Andreone and Raxworthy 2008).

Trends and Threats
It occurs in many protected areas (Andreone and Raxworthy 2008).

Possible reasons for amphibian decline

General habitat alteration and loss
Habitat modification from deforestation, or logging related activities
Intensified agriculture or grazing
Habitat fragmentation
Intentional mortality (over-harvesting, pet trade or collecting)

Comments
Taken with permission from Glaw and Vences (2007).

References

Andreone, F. and Raxworthy, C. (2008). Mantidactylus grandidieri. In: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 29 April 2009.

Glaw, F., and Vences, M. (2007). Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar. Third Edition. Vences and Glaw Verlag, Köln.

Species Account Citation: AmphibiaWeb 2009 Mantidactylus grandidieri <https://amphibiaweb.org/species/4599> University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA. Accessed Nov 5, 2024.

Citation: AmphibiaWeb. 2024. <https://amphibiaweb.org> University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA. Accessed 5 Nov 2024.

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