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Aglyptodactylus securifer

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Aglyptodactylus securifer
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A. securifer
Binomial name
Aglyptodactylus securifer
Glaw, Vences, Böhme, 1998

Aglyptodactylus securifer is a species of frog in the family Mantellidae. It is endemic to Madagascar, where it lives in forests.[1]

This species was described to science in 1998. Its upper surfaces are silver-gray to beige in color with gray bands on the legs. The undersides are yellow and the belly is white. The eyes are golden yellow with black pupils.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Glaw, F. & Vences, M. 2008. Aglyptodactylus securifer. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. Downloaded on 13 April 2015.
  2. ^ Glaw, F., Vences, M., & Böhme, W. (1998). Systematic revision of the genus Aglyptodactylus Boulenger, 1919 (Amphibia: Ranidae), and analysis of its phylogenetic relationships to other Madagascan ranid genera (Tomopterna, Boophis, Mantidactylus, and Mantella). Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 36(1‐2), 17-37.