Mantella ebenaui

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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Mantellidae
Genus: Mantella
Species:
M. ebenaui
Binomial name
Mantella ebenaui
(Boettger, 1880)

Mantella ebenaui is a species of frog in the family Mantellidae. It is endemic to northern Madagascar with one of the largest ranges of any Mantella. [1] Its natural habitats are rainforest and dry forests. Mantella ebenaui lay their eggs on land near the water. These eggs hatch into larvae which develop in small ponds before reaching maturity. [2]

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References

  1. Vences, Miguel (1999). "A review of the genus Mantella (Anura, Ranida, Mantellinae): taxonomy, distribution and conservation of Malagasy poison frogs". Alytes. 17: 3–72.
  2. "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2019-12-04.