Heterixalus alboguttatus
| Heterixalus alboguttatus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hyperoliidae |
| Genus: | Heterixalus |
| Species: | H. alboguttatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Heterixalus alboguttatus (Boulenger, 1882)
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| Synonyms | |
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Heterixalus madagascariensis subspecies alboguttatus Laurent, 1950 | |
Heterixalus alboguttatus is a species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae endemic to Madagascar. Females possess a characteristic yellow-spotted dorsal patterning, while males can be almost uniformly white. It forms a species complex with H. boettgeri and H. madagascariensis, and is known to hybridize with H. boettgeri.[1]
H. alboguttatus is generally found in open habitats, such as savannahs, degraded forest, swamps, grasslands and ricefields. Since these habitats are generally expanding in Madagascar due to human activity, it is not considered threatened.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Glaw, Frank; Vences, Miguel (2007). A field guide to the amphibians and reptiles of Madagascar (3 ed.). Köln: Vences & Glaw. ISBN 978-3-929449-03-7.
- ^ IUCN (26 February 2016). Heterixalus alboguttatus: IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group: The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T56096A84159678 (Report). International Union for Conservation of Nature. doi:10.2305/iucn.uk.2016-1.rlts.t56096a84159678.en.
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