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 | |
Limnodytes madagascariensis
Duméril, 1853
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Diversity | |
6 species |
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.
Aglyptodactylus are medium-sized frogs as adults, measuring 35–60 mm (1.4–2.4 in) in snout–vent length. [3]
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]
There are six Aglyptodactylus species: [2]
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 | |
Limnodytes madagascariensis
Duméril, 1853
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Diversity | |
6 species |
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.
Aglyptodactylus are medium-sized frogs as adults, measuring 35–60 mm (1.4–2.4 in) in snout–vent length. [3]
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]
There are six Aglyptodactylus species: [2]