Gephyromantis klemmeri

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Klemmer's Madagascar frog
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Mantellidae
Genus: Gephyromantis
Species:
G. klemmeri
Binomial name
Gephyromantis klemmeri
(Guibé, 1974)
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Gephyromantis klemmeri, commonly known as Klemmer's Madagascar frog, is a species of frog in the family Mantellidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.

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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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 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).