Aglyptodactylus

Aglyptodactylus is a genus of frogs in the family Mantellidae. These frogs, sometimes known as the Madagascar jumping frogs, are endemic to Madagascar.[1][2] Systematic revisions of the groups were published in 1998[3] and 2015.[4] Six species are currently recognized.

Aglyptodactylus
Aglyptodactylus securifer
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Mantellidae
Subfamily: Laliostominae
Genus: Aglyptodactylus
Boulenger, 1919
Type species
Limnodytes madagascariensis
Duméril, 1853
Diversity
6 species
A. australis, Andasibe-Mantadia National Park

Description

Aglyptodactylus are medium-sized frogs as adults, measuring 35–60 mm (1.4–2.4 in) in snout–vent length.[3]

Tadpoles

All Aglyptodactylus species have small, morphologically similar tadpoles that metamorphose at a size of 7–15 mm (0.28–0.59 in). However, they differ in their habitat, ranging from ephemeral pools (Aglyptodactylus laticeps) to river bed pools (Aglyptodactylus securifer) to stagnant pools (Aglyptodactylus madagascariensis). The tadpoles are detritivorous.[5]

Species

There are six Aglyptodactylus species:[2]

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.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Aglyptodactylus Boulenger, 1919". Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  3. Glaw, F.; Vences, M.; Böhme, W. (1998). "Systematic revision of the genus Aglyptodactylus Boulenger, 1919 (Amphibia: Ranidae), and analysis of its phylogenetic relationships to other Madagascan ranid genera (Tomopterna, Boophis, Mantidactylus, and Mantella)". Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research. 36 (1–2): 17–37. doi:10.1111/j.1439-0469.1998.tb00775.x.
  4. Köhler, Jörn; Glaw, Frank; Pabijan, Maciej; Vences, Miguel (2015). "Integrative taxonomic revision of mantellid frogs of the genus Aglyptodactylus (Anura: Mantellidae)". Zootaxa. 4006 (3): 401–438. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4006.3.1. PMID 26623776.
  5. Glos, J.; Linsenmair, K. E. (2004). "Descriptions of the tadpoles of Aglyptodactylus laticeps and Aglyptodactylus securifer from western Madagascar, with notes on life history and ecology". Journal of Herpetology. 38: 131–136. doi:10.1670/47-03. S2CID 86166493.
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