| Spinomantis tavaratra | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Mantellidae |
| Genus: | Spinomantis |
| Species: | S. tavaratra |
| Binomial name | |
| Spinomantis tavaratra Cramer, Rabibisoa, and Raxworthy, 2008 | |
Spinomantis tavaratra is a species of frogs in the mantellid subfamily Mantellinae. It is endemic to the humid forests of northwestern Madagascar. [1] [2]
This species was described in the genus Spinomantis by Cramer, Rabibisoa, and Raxworthy in 2008. [3] The species is named tavaratra is a Malagasy word for "the north", referencing the provenance of this species in northern Madagascar. [3]
Adult males measure 30.5–36.0 mm (1.20–1.42 in) in snout–vent length (SVL); females measure 31.6–33.2 mm (1.24–1.31 in). The species is also characterised by simple dermal spines of less than 1 mm (0.039 in) length on the posterior margin of the tarsus. [3]
Its natural habitats are primary forest near streams at elevations of 650–1,300 m (2,130–4,270 ft) above sea level, in Marojejy National Park but also on the Sorata massif. It is an arboreal species that breeds in streams. [1]
