Mantidactylus melanopleura

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Mantidactylus melanopleura
Mantellid frog (Mantidactylus melanopleura) Ranomafana.jpg
Ranomafana National Park
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Mantellidae
Genus: Mantidactylus
Species:
M. melanopleura
Binomial name
Mantidactylus melanopleura
(Mocquard, 1901)
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Mantidactylus melanopleura is a species of frog in the family Mantellidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. [1] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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References

  1. Glaw, Frank; Vences, Miguel (2007). A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar (3rd ed.). Cologne, Germany: Vences & Glaw Verlags. ISBN   978-3929449037.