| Aglyptodactylus | |
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| Aglyptodactylus securifer | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Mantellidae |
| Subfamily: | Laliostominae |
| Genus: |
Aglyptodactylus Boulenger, 1919 |
| Type species | |
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Limnodytes madagascariensis
Duméril, 1853
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| Diversity | |
| 6 species | |
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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.
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]
- Aglyptodactylus australis Köhler, Glaw, Pabijan & Vences, 2015
- Aglyptodactylus chorus Köhler, Glaw, Pabijan & Vences, 2015
- Aglyptodactylus inguinalis (Günther, 1877)
- Aglyptodactylus laticeps Glaw, Vences & Böhme, 1998
- Aglyptodactylus madagascariensis (Duméril, 1853)
- Aglyptodactylus securifer Glaw, Vences & Böhme, 1998
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.