Tsingymantis
Tsingymantis is a monotypic genus of frogs in the family Mantellidae. The sole species is Tsingymantis antitra.[2]
Tsingymantis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Mantellidae |
Subfamily: | Mantellinae |
Genus: | Tsingymantis Glaw, Hoegg and Vences, 2006 |
Species: | T. antitra |
Binomial name | |
Tsingymantis antitra Glaw, Hoegg and Vences, 2006 | |
Taxonomy
Tsingymantis antitra was described in by Glaw, Hoegg and Vences in 2006.[3] Its taxonomic placement within the family Mantellidae remains uncertain, because it is apparently a basal taxon.[3][4]
Distribution and habitat
This species is endemic to Ankarana Special Reserve, in northwestern Madagascar,[1][4] where it lives among the limestone karst.[1]
References
- IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2016). "Tsingymantis antitra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Tsingymantis Glaw, Hoegg, and Vences, 2006". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- Glaw, Frank; Hoegg, S.; Vences, Miguel (2006). "Discovery of a new basal relict lineage of Madagascan frogs and its implications for mantellid evolution". Zootaxa. 1334: 27–43.
- 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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