Gephyromantis tschenki

Gephyromantis tschenki
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Mantellidae
Genus: Gephyromantis
Species: G. tschenki
Binomial name
Gephyromantis tschenki
(Glaw & Vences, 2001)[2][3]
Synonyms[3]
  • Mantidactylus (Phylacomantis) tschenki Glaw and Vences, 2001)

Gephyromantis tschenki, commonly known as Tschenk's Madagascar frog, is a species of frogs in the family Mantellidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

Sources

  1. 1 2 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2016). "Gephyromantis tschenki". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T57529A67382718. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T57529A67382718.en. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  2. ↑ Glaw, Frank; Fences, Miguel (2001). "Two new sibling species of Mantidactylus cornutus from Madagascar". Spixiana. 24 (2): 181–185.
  3. 1 2 Frost, Darrell R. "Gephyromantis tschenki (Glaw and Vences, 2001)". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. 6.0. New York: American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 30 September 2017.


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