AmphibiaWeb - Gephyromantis spiniferus


Gephyromantis spiniferus (Blommers-Schlösser & Blanc, 1991) Subgenus: Asperomantis	family: Mantellidae subfamily: Mantellinae genus: Gephyromantis

Conservation Status (definitions)

IUCN Red List Status Account	Vulnerable (VU)
CITES	No CITES Listing
National Status	None
Regional Status	None
	Access Conservation Needs Assessment Report .

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Description
M 33-35 mm, F 32-38 mm. Morphologically similar to G. asper, but larger and with a more extreme expression of spines and ridges. Foot webbing 1(1), 2i/e(1), 3i(2), 3e(1), 4i(2.5), 4e(2), 5(0.5-0). Ventrally, especially in females, with a very distinct black-white contrasted pattern. Males with a blackish paired subgular vocal sac.

Distribution and Habitat

Country distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database: Madagascar

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Andohahela, Chaines Anosyennes, Kalambatritra, Marovitsika, Midongy.

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

References

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

Originally submitted by: Miguel Vences and Frank Glaw (first posted 2000-11-30)
Edited by: Catherine Aguilar (2009-03-31)

Species Account Citation: AmphibiaWeb 2009 Gephyromantis spiniferus <https://amphibiaweb.org/species/4624> University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA. Accessed Nov 25, 2024.

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