hear call (92.8K MP3 file)

	hear Fonozoo call
[call details here]

Description
M 19-23 mm, F 25-27 mm. Tibiotarsal articulation reaches at most the nostril. Fifth toe shorter than third toe. Femoral glands in males distinct and prominent. Frenal stripe distinct, well defined, continued until nostril. Ventrally with a dark throat with a median row of larger white spots (Glaw and Vences 2007).

Distribution and Habitat

Country distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database: Madagascar

	View distribution map in BerkeleyMapper.
	View Bd and Bsal data (1 records).

This species, as recently redefined, is known only from two localities, Andasibe and An'Ala, at 850-900m asl (Glaw and Vences 2008).

Life History, Abundance, Activity, and Special Behaviors
Habits: Found along small rainforest streams at mid-altitudes. Males call during the day from hidden positions on the ground in the immediate proximity of streams (Glaw and Vences 2007).

Calls: A rapid series of 31-36 short pulsed notes (Glaw and Vences 2007).

Trends and Threats
This species is listed as data deficient because of continuing uncertainties as to its extent of occurrence, status and ecological requirements. Though it occurs in the Réserve Spéciale d’Analamazaotra, its forest habitat is receding due to subsistence agriculture, timber extraction, charcoal manufacture, invasive spread of eucalyptus, livestock grazing and expanding human settlements (Glaw and Vences 2008).

Possible reasons for amphibian decline

General habitat alteration and loss
Habitat modification from deforestation, or logging related activities
Intensified agriculture or grazing
Urbanization
Subtle changes to necessary specialized habitat

Comments

Taken with permission from Glaw and Vences (2007, 2008).

References

Glaw, F. and Vences, M. (2008). Mantidactylus albofrenatus. In: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 31 March 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 albofrenatus <https://amphibiaweb.org/species/4574> University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA. Accessed Feb 1, 2025.

Citation: AmphibiaWeb. 2025. <https://amphibiaweb.org> University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA. Accessed 1 Feb 2025.

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