Kingdom Animalia Class Amphibia Family Mantellidae Rank Genus | Phylum Chordata Order Anura Subfamily Mantellinae | |
 | ||
Similar Spinomantis aglavei, Guibemantis, Blommersia, Mantidactylus, Boehmantis microtympanum | ||
Spinomantis is a frog genus in the mantellid subfamily Mantellinae. This genus is restricted to Madagascar. At present it contains 12 species. They are arboreal or terrestrial frogs and occur in or along small streams. Most species are nocturnal.
Contents
Taxonomy
The genus Spinomantis was erected as a subgenus of Mantidactylus by Dubois in 1992. It was elevated to genus-level in 2006.
Description
Spinomantis are small to medium-sized frogs, with adults measuring 22–60 mm (0.87–2.36 in) in snout–vent length. The toes have rudimentary to moderate webbing. The finger tips are distinctly enlarged. Males have subgular vocal sacs.
Species
There are 12 species:
References
Spinomantis Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA