Beautiful mantella
Appearance
Beautiful mantella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Mantellidae |
Genus: | Mantella |
Species: | M. pulchra
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Binomial name | |
Mantella pulchra Parker, 1925
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Approximate distribution (Madagascar)
Range
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The beautiful mantella, Parker's mantella, or splendid mantella (Mantella pulchra) is a species of frogs in the family Mantellidae.
It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical swamps, and swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss. It may be threatened by the pet trade, but too little is known about commercial collections.
References
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- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2017). "Mantella pulchra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T57450A84167999. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T57450A84167999.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List near threatened 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 urbanization
- Species endangered by the pet trade
- Amphibians described in 1925
- Mantellidae stubs