Kingdom Animalia Genus Mantella Phylum Chordata Rank Species | Family Mantellidae Scientific name Mantella baroni Higher classification Mantella Order Frog | |
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Similar Mantella, Frog, Amphibians, Madagascan mantella, Cowan's mantella | ||
Mantella baroni painted mantella feeding
Mantella baroni (common names Baron's mantella, variegated golden frog or Madagascar poison frog) is a species of frog in the Mantellidae family.
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The species was described by George Albert Boulenger in 1888, who named it after its collector, Richard Baron.
It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, and degraded former forest. Although it has been classified as Least Concern species by the IUCN due to its relatively wide distribution, it is threatened by habitat loss. It is listed on CITES Appendix II.
Mantella baroni feeding
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