Gephyromantis tschenki, commonly known as Tschenk's Madagascar frog, is a species of frogs in the family Mantellidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
Gephyromantis tschenki | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Mantellidae |
Genus: | Gephyromantis |
Subgenus: | Gephyromantis (Duboimantis) |
Species: | G. tschenki
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Binomial name | |
Gephyromantis tschenki | |
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edit- ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2016). "Gephyromantis tschenki". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T57529A67382718. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T57529A67382718.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Glaw, Frank; Fences, Miguel (2001). "Two new sibling species of Mantidactylus cornutus from Madagascar". Spixiana. 24 (2): 181–185.
- ^ a b Frost, Darrell R. "Gephyromantis tschenki (Glaw and Vences, 2001)". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. 6.0. New York: American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 30 September 2017.