Overview
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Description
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Habitat
Ecology: It inhabits dry deciduous forest
, and has not been found outside forest in open areas, but does occur in somewhat degraded forest. It breeds
in temporary pools
and puddles; the larvae grow rapidly, developing in 12 days.[1]
List of Habitats
:1.5Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Dry
5.8Wetlands (inland) - Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater
Marshes/Pools (under 8ha)
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- Auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Amphibia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Amphibians
- Subclass:
Lissamphibia
()
- Haeckel, 1866
- Order:
Anura
()
- (Rafinesque, 1815) Hogg, 1839:152
- Suborder:
Neobatrachia
()
- Reig, 1958
- Superfamily:
Rhacophoroidea
()
- (Hoffman, 1932 (1858))
- Family:
Mantellidae
()
- Laurent, 1946
- Subfamily:
Laliostominae
()
- Genus:
Aglyptodactylus
()
- Boulenger, 1919
- Specific name:
laticeps
- Glaw, Vences and Böhme, 1998
- Scientific name: - Aglyptodactylus laticeps Glaw, Vences and Böhme, 1998
- Specific name:
laticeps
- Glaw, Vences and Böhme, 1998
- Genus:
Aglyptodactylus
(
- Subfamily:
Laliostominae
(
- Family:
Mantellidae
(
- Superfamily:
Rhacophoroidea
(
- Suborder:
Neobatrachia
(
- Order:
Anura
(
- Subclass:
Lissamphibia
(
- Class:
Amphibia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 03-Feb-2005
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Aglyptodactylus
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 3 species and subspecies in this genus:
A. laticeps · A. madagascariensis (Madagascan Wood Frog) · A. securifer
More Info
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- Search using Specialized Databases: GenBank | Medline | Scirus | CISTI/CAL | Agricola Periodicals | Agricola Books
Further Reading
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- Amphibian Data. For additional documentation about utilization and CITES status, click on the Global Amphibian Assessment (GAA) link above to see the GAA account for this species or alternatively follow this link to the search function on the Global Amphibian Assessment web site and run your own search.
- Glaw, F., Vences, M. and Böhme, W. 1998. Systematic revision of the genus Aglyptodactylus Boulenger 1919 (Amphibia: Ranidae), and analysis of its phylogenetic relatiohships to other Madagascan ranid genera (Tomopterna, Boophis, Mantidactylus, and Mantella). Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 36: 17-37.
- Glos, J. 2003. The amphibian fauna of the Kirindy dry forest in western Madagascar. Salamandra 39: 75-90.
Notes
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Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 11, 2006.
- Glaw, F. & Vences, M. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 05, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 05, 2008:
- SysTax
- SysTax: Zoologische Staatssammlung Munchen
- SysTax: Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum Alexander Koenig, Bonn
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 29130
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-664026
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 664026
- IUCN ID: 57383
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 130689
Footnotes
- Glaw, F. & Vences, M. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008. [back]
