Black-eared mantella
Appearance
Black-eared Mantella | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Mantellidae |
Genus: | Mantella |
Species: | M. milotympanum
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Binomial name | |
Mantella milotympanum Staniszewski, 1996
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The black-eared mantella (Mantella milotympanum) is a species of frog in the family Mantellidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical swamps, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss. None of its habitat is currently protected (2017).
It is kept as a pet; in the past, it has been collected in large numbers, and the pet trade may be a major threat to the species.
References
- Vences, M. & Nussbaum, R. 2004. Mantella milotympanum. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List critically endangered species
- Mantella
- Endemic frogs of Madagascar
- Species endangered by grazing
- Species endangered by subsistence agriculture
- Species endangered by logging for timber
- Species endangered by logging for charcoal
- Species endangered by invasive species
- Species endangered by deliberate fires
- Species endangered by urbanization
- Species endangered by the pet trade
- Amphibians described in 1996
- Mantellidae stubs