Boophis mandraka
Boophis mandraka is a species of frog in the family Mantellidae. It is endemic to Madagascar, officially known only from Mandraka Park with unconfirmed records in Andohahela National Park, Ambatovaky Reserve, Anjanaharibe-Sud Reserve and Andasibe-Mantadia National Park. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss for agriculture, timber extraction, charcoal manufacturing, invasive eucalyptus, livestock grazing and expanding human settlement.
| Boophis mandraka | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Mantellidae |
| Genus: | Boophis |
| Species: | B. mandraka |
| Binomial name | |
| Boophis mandraka Blommers-Schlösser, 1979 | |
Sources
- Vallan, D., Glaw, F. & Vences, M. 2004. Boophis mandraka. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.
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