Aglyptodactylus
| Aglyptodactylus | |
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| Aglyptodactylus securifer | |
Scientific classification  | |
| 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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Aglyptodactylus is a genus of frogs in the family Mantellidae. These frogs, sometimes known as the Madagascar jumping frogs, are endemic to Madagascar.[1] Systematic revisions of the groups were published in 1998[2] and 2015.[3] 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.[2]
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.[4]
Species
There are six Aglyptodactylus species:[1]
- Aglyptodactylus laticeps Glaw, Vences & Böhme, 1998
- Aglyptodactylus madagascariensis (Duméril, 1853)
- Aglyptodactylus securifer Glaw, Vences & Böhme, 1998
- Aglyptodactylus australis Köhler, Glaw, Pabijan & Vences, 2015
- Aglyptodactylus chorus Köhler, Glaw, Pabijan & Vences, 2015
- Aglyptodactylus inguinalis (Günther, 1877)
References
- 1 2 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.
- 1 2 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: 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.
- ↑ 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.