Mantidactylus melanopleura

Mantidactylus melanopleura
Ranomafana National Park
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Mantellidae
Genus:	Mantidactylus
Species:	M. melanopleura
Binomial name
Mantidactylus melanopleura (Mocquard, 1901)

Mantidactylus melanopleura is a species of frog in the family Mantellidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. ^[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2017). "Mantidactylus melanopleura". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T57503A84174237. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T57503A84174237.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
2. Glaw, Frank; Vences, Miguel (2007). A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar (3rd ed.). Cologne, Germany: Vences & Glaw Verlags. ISBN   978-3-929449-03-7.