Aglyptodactylus

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Aglyptodactylus
Aglyptodactylus securifer.jpg
Aglyptodactylus securifer
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Mantellidae
Subfamily: Laliostominae
Genus: Aglyptodactylus
Boulenger, 1919
Type species
Limnodytes madagascariensis
Duméril, 1853
Diversity
6 species
A. australis, Andasibe-Mantadia National Park Madagascar jumping frog (Aglyptodactylus australis) Andasibe.jpg
A. australis, Andasibe-Mantadia National Park

Aglyptodactylus is a genus of frogs in the family Mantellidae. These frogs, sometimes known as the Madagascar jumping frogs, are endemic to Madagascar. [1] [2] Systematic revisions of the groups were published in 1998 [3] and 2015. [4] Six species are currently recognized.

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Description

Aglyptodactylus are medium-sized frogs as adults, measuring 35–60 mm (1.4–2.4 in) in snout–vent length. [3]

Tadpoles

All Aglyptodactylus species have small, morphologically similar tadpoles that metamorphose at a size of 7–15 mm (0.28–0.59 in). However, they differ in their habitat, ranging from ephemeral pools ( Aglyptodactylus laticeps ) to river bed pools ( Aglyptodactylus securifer ) to stagnant pools ( Aglyptodactylus madagascariensis ). The tadpoles are detritivorous. [5]

Species

There are six Aglyptodactylus species: [2]

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References

  1. Glaw, Frank; Vences, Miguel (2007). A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar (3rd ed.). Cologne, Germany: Vences & Glaw Verlags. ISBN   978-3929449037.
  2. 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Aglyptodactylus Boulenger, 1919". Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  3. 1 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. doi:10.1111/j.1439-0469.1998.tb00775.x.
  4. Köhler, Jörn; Glaw, Frank; Pabijan, Maciej; Vences, Miguel (2015). "Integrative taxonomic revision of mantellid frogs of the genus Aglyptodactylus (Anura: Mantellidae)". Zootaxa. 4006 (3): 401–438. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4006.3.1. PMID   26623776.
  5. Glos, J.; Linsenmair, K. E. (2004). "Descriptions of the tadpoles of Aglyptodactylus laticeps and Aglyptodactylus securifer from western Madagascar, with notes on life history and ecology". Journal of Herpetology. 38: 131–136. doi:10.1670/47-03. S2CID   86166493.