Mantidactylus melanopleura

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.

Mantidactylus melanopleura
Ranomafana National Park

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Mantellidae
Genus: Mantidactylus
Species:
M. melanopleura
Binomial name
Mantidactylus melanopleura
(Mocquard, 1901)

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.


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