Gephyromantis klemmeri

Klemmer's Madagascar frog
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Mantellidae
Genus:	Gephyromantis
Species:	G. klemmeri
Binomial name
Gephyromantis klemmeri (Guibé, 1974)

Gephyromantis klemmeri, commonly known as Klemmer's Madagascar frog, is a species of frog in the family Mantellidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.

Etymology

The specific name, klemmeri, is in honor of German herpetologist Konrad Klemmer. ^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of G. klemmeri are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. ^[1]

Conservation status

G. klemmeri is threatened by habitat loss. ^[1]

References

1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2016). "Gephyromantis klemmeri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T57492A84172892. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T57492A84172892.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
2. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (20130. The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Exeter, England: Pelagic Piblishing. xiii + 244 pp. ISBN   978-1-907807-41-1. (Gephryomantis klemmeri, p. 113).