Spinomantis is a genus of tailless amphibians from the family Mantellidae . Endemic of the island of Madagascar . Currently, it contains 13 species [1] . These are tree or land frogs that live in small streams or along them. Most species are nocturnal [2] .
| Spinomantis |
Bell frog |
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| No rank : | Bilateral symmetrical |
| Squad: | Tailless Amphibians |
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| International scientific name |
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Spinomantis Dubois, 1992 |
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The genus Spinomantis was described as a subgenus of the genus Madagascar frogs in 1992 [3] . He was raised to the clan in 2006 [1] [2] .
Spinomantis - frogs of small or medium size, body length of adults 22-60 mm. On the fingers there are rudimentary or moderately developed membranes. The fingertips are noticeably enlarged. In males, a subgular throat sac [2] .
There are 13 known species [1] [4] [5] :
- Spinomantis aglavei (Methuen and Hewitt, 1913)
- Spinomantis bertini (Guibé, 1947)
- Spinomantis brunae (Andreone, Glaw, Vences, and Vallan, 1998)
- Spinomantis elegans (Guibé, 1974)
- Spinomantis fimbriatus (Glaw and Vences, 1994)
- Spinomantis guibei (Blommers-Schlösser, 1991)
- Spinomantis massi (Glaw and Vences, 1994)
- Spinomantis microtis (Guibé, 1974)
- Spinomantis nussbaumi Cramer, Rabibisoa, and Raxworthy, 2008
- Spinomantis peraccae (Boulenger, 1896)
- Spinomantis phantasticus (Glaw and Vences, 1997)
- Spinomantis tavaratra Cramer, Rabibisoa, and Raxworthy, 2008
- Spinomantis beckei Vences, Köhler, and Glaw, 2017 }}
