Guibemantis albolineatus

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Guibemantis albolineatus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Mantellidae
Genus: Guibemantis
Subgenus: Guibemantis (Pandanusicola)
Species:
G. albolineatus
Binomial name
Guibemantis albolineatus
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Synonyms [2]

Mantidactylus albolineatus Blommers-Schlösser and Blanc, 1991

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Guibemantis albolineatus, also known as the white-lined Madagascar frog, is a species of frog in the family Mantellidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. [1] [2] [3] It is known from the southeastern part of the island. However, there is some confusion between this species and Guibemantis bicalcaratus , as well as possibly undescribed species, making its actual distribution unclear. [1]

Description

Both males and females grow to about 24 mm (0.9 in) in snout–vent length, [3] although they are often smaller. The snout is square in dorsal and ventral view. [4] The fingers have rudimentary webbing whereas the feet are partially webbed. Dorsal skin is smooth. Coloration is chocolate brown with two greenish dorsolateral bands. Males have distinct and well-delimited femoral glands. [3]

Habitat and conservation

Guibemantis albolineatus is an arboreal frog inhabiting pristine rainforest at elevations of 300–1,500 m (980–4,920 ft) above sea level. It is in particular associated with Pandanus species (as is typical for the subgenus Pandanusicola [4] ). The eggs are deposited in leaf axils, often those of Pandanus, and the tadpoles develop in this same microhabitat. [1] [3] It is a rarely recorded species that is threatened by habitat loss. It is present in Andohahela and Marojejy National Parks, and probably in other protected areas too. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2016). "Guibemantis albolineatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T57455A84168589. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T57455A84168589.en . Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  2. 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. (2023). "Guibemantis albolineatus (Blommers-Schlösser and Blanc, 1991)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.2. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001 . Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Guibemantis albolineatus". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2009. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  4. 1 2 Lehtinen, Richard M.; Glaw, Frank; Vences, Miguel; Rakotoarison, Andolalao & Scherz, Mark D. (2018). "Two new Pandanus frogs (Guibemantis: Mantellidae: Anura) from northern Madagascar". European Journal of Taxonomy. 451: 1–20. doi: 10.5852/ejt.2018.451 .
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