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Spinomantis massi
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S. massi
Binomial name
Spinomantis massi
(Glaw & Vences, 1994)
Synonyms
  • Mantidactylus (Spinomantis) massi Glaw & Vences, 1994
  • Mantidactylus (Spinomantis) massorum Glaw & Vences, 1994
  • Spinomantis massorum (Glaw & Vences, 1994</small)>

Spinomantis massi is a species of frog in the Mantellid subfamily Mantellinae, endemic to Madagascar.

Taxonomy

This species was described in the genus Mantidactylus, subgenus Spinomantis, by Glaw & Vences in 1994.[1][2]

Habitat and Ecology

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. ^ Glaw, Frank; Vences, Miguel (1994). A Fieldguide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar (2nd ed.). Cologne, Germany: Vences & Glaw Verlags GmbH.
  2. ^ Glaw, Frank; Vences, Miguel (2006). "Phylogeny and genus-level classification of mantellid frogs (Amphibia, Anura)". Organisms, Diversity & Evolution. 6 (2006): 236–253. doi:10.1016/j.ode.2005.12.001.