Spinomantis guibei

Spinomantis guibei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Mantellidae
Subfamily: Mantellinae
Genus: Spinomantis
Species: S. guibei
Binomial name
Spinomantis guibei
Blommers-Schlösser, 1991[1]
Synonyms
  • Gephyromantis elegans Guibé, 1974 — secondary homonym
  • Mantidactylus guibei Blommers-Schlösser, 1991
  • Mantidactylus (Blommersia) guibei (Blommers-Schlösser, 1991)

Spinomantis guibei is a species of frog in the Mantellid subfamily Mantellinae, endemic to Madagascar.

Taxonomy

This species was originally described as a secondary homonym of Gephyromantis elegans by Guibé in 1974.[2] A new name, Mantidactylus guibei was given for this species by Blommers-Schlösser in 1991.[1] Dubois placed this species in the then-subgenus Blommersia,[3] but it was later transferred to Spinomantis.[4]

Habitat and Ecology

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and rocky areas. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. 1 2 Blommers-Schlösser, R. M. A.; Blanc, C. P. (1991). "Amphibiens (premiere partie)". Faune de Madagascar. 75: 1–379.
  2. Guibé, J. (1974). "Batraciens nouveaux de Madagascar". Bulletin du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Paris. Serie 3, zoologie. 171: 1169–1192.
  3. Dubois, A. (1992). "Notes sur la classification des Ranidae (Amphibiens anoures)". Bulletin Mensuel de la Société Linnéenne de Lyon. 61: 305–352.
  4. Glaw, Frank; Vences, Miguel (2006). "Phylogeny and genus-level classification of mantellid frogs (Amphibia, Anura)". Organisms, Diversity & Evolution. 6 (2006): 236–253. doi:10.1016/j.ode.2005.12.001.


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