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Mantidactylus ambohimitombi

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Mantidactylus ambohimitombi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Mantellidae
Genus: Mantidactylus
Species:
M. ambohimitombi
Binomial name
Mantidactylus ambohimitombi
Boulenger, 1919

Mantidactylus ambohimitombi is a species of frog in the family Mantellidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Subspecies

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Three subspecies are identified:[2]

  • M. ambohimitombi ambohimitombi
  • M. ambohimitombi marefo
  • M. ambohimitombi miloko

References

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  1. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2017). "Mantidactylus ambohimitombi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T57457A84168830. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T57457A84168830.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ Mark D. Scherz (15 December 2022). "An inordinate fondness for inconspicuous brown frogs: integration of phylogenomics, archival DNA analysis, morphology, and bioacoustics yields 24 new taxa in the subgenus Brygoomantis (genus Mantidactylus) from Madagascar". Megataxa. 7 (2): 113–311. doi:10.11646/MEGATAXA.7.2.1. ISSN 2703-3082. Wikidata Q117421772.