Blommersia wittei

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Blommersia wittei
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Mantellidae
Genus: Blommersia
Species:
B. wittei
Binomial name
Blommersia wittei
(Guibé, 1974)
Mantidactylus wittei map-fr.svg
Synonyms

Mantidactylus witteiGuibé, 1974

Blommersia wittei is a species of frog in the family Mantellidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, dry savanna, moist savanna, swamps, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, plantations, rural gardens, heavily degraded former forest, and ponds.

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References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2016). "Blommersia wittei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T57533A84177668. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T57533A84177668.en . Retrieved 14 November 2021.