Spinomantis elegans

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anura

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Ordo: Anura

Familia: Mantellidae
Subfamilia: Mantellinae
Genus: Spinomantis
Species: Spinomantis elegans

Name

Spinomantis elegans (Guibé, 1974)

Type locality: "Forêt au col d'Ivohibé", Andringitra Mountains, Madagascar.

Holotype: MNHNP 1953.142.

Synonyms

• Rhacophorus elegans Guibé, 1974
• Mantidactylus elegans — Guibé, 1978
• Mantidactylus (Guibemantis) elegans — Dubois, 1992
• Spinomantis elegans — Vences and Glaw, 2006

References

• Guibé, 1974, Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. Paris, Ser. 3, Zool., 145: 1012.
• Vences and Glaw, 2006, in Vences et al. (eds.), Calls Frogs Madagascar: 26.
• Frost, D.R. 2021. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.1. Electronic Database accessible at https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. DOI: 10.5531/db.vz.0001 Spinomantis elegans . Accessed on 08 June 2008.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Spinomantis elegans  (Vulnerable) Downloaded on 08 June 2008. (as Mantidactylus elegans)

Vernacular names

English: Elegant Madagascar Frog