Overview
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Description
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Habitat
Ecology: It is a terrestrial
species, living in tiny strips of gallery forest
along streams
, moving into nearby montane
grassland savannah and moorland in the rains; it is fossorial
in the dry season
. It presumably breeds
like other mantellas, with the eggs
laid on the ground
, and the larvae developing in streams.[1]
List of Habitats
:1.9Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane
4.7Grassland - Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude
5.1Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls
)
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:
Mantellinae
()
- Genus:
Mantella
()
- Boulenger, 1882
- Specific name:
cowanii
- Boulenger, 1882
- Scientific name: - Mantella cowanii Boulenger, 1882
- Specific name:
cowanii
- Boulenger, 1882
- Genus:
Mantella
(
- Subfamily:
Mantellinae
(
- 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 Mantella
There are approximately 22 species in this genus:
M. aff. milotympanum · M. attemsi · M. aurantiaca (Golden Frog) · M. aurantiaca rubra · M. aurantica · M. baroni · M. bernhardi · M. betsileo · M. cowani · M. cowanii · M. crocea · M. expectata · M. haraldmeieri · M. laevigata · M. madagascariensis · M. madagascariensis haraldmeieri · M. manery · M. milotympanum · M. nigricans · M. pollicaris · M. pulchra · M. viridis
More Info
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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.
- Andreone, F. and Luiselli, L.M. 2003. Conservation priorities and potential threats influencing the hyper-diverse amphibians amphibians of Madagascar. Italian Journal of Zoology 70: 53-63.
- Andreone, F. and Randrianirina, J.E. 2003. It’s not carnival for the harlequin mantella! Urgent actions needed to conserve Mantella cowani, an endangered frog from the High Plateau of Madagascar. Froglog 59: 1-2.
- Andreone, F., Cadle, J.E., Cox, N., Glaw, F., Nussbaum, R.A., Raxworthy, C.J., Stuart, S.N., Vallan, D. and Vences, M. 2005. A species review of amphibian extinction risks in Madagascar: results from the Global Amphibian Assessment. Conservation Biology 19: 1790-1802.
- Blommers-Schlösser, R.M.A. and Blanc, C.P. 1991. Amphibiens (première partie). Fauna de Madagascar 75: 1-379.
- Böhme, W., Busse, K. and Glaw, F. 1993. The identity of Mantella cowani Boulenger, 1882 and M. haraldmeieri Busse, 1981. Amphibia-Reptilia 14: 269-273.
- Daly, J.W., Andriamaharavo, N.R., Andriantsiferana, M. amd Myers, C W. 1996. Madagascan poison frogs (Mantella) and their skin alkaloids. American Museum Novitates 3177: 1-34.
- Glaw, F. and Vences, M. 1994. A Fieldguide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar. Second Edition. Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum Alexander Koenig, Bonn.
- Guibé, J. 1978. Les batraciens de Madagascar. Bonner Zoologische Monographien 11: 1-140.
- Raxworthy, C.J. and Nussbaum, R.A. 1996. Montane amphibian and reptile communities in Madagascar. Conservation Biology 10: 750-756.
- Staniszewski, M. 2001. Mantellas. Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt am Main.
- Vences, M., Glaw, F. and Böhme, W. 1999. A review of the genus Mantella (Anura, Ranidae, Mantellinae): taxonomy, distribution and conservation of the Malagasy poison frogs. Alytes 17: 3-72.
- Vences, M., Glaw, F., Mausfeld, P. and Böhme, W. 1998. Comparative osteology of Malagasy poison frogs of the genus Mantella (Amphibia: Reptilia: Mantellidae). Bonner Zoologische Beiträege 48: 205-215.
- Vences, M., Glaw, F., Peyrieras, A., Böhme, W. and Busse, K. 1994. Wiederentdeckung von Mantella cowani und Beschreibung von Mantella bernhardi n. sp. Aquarien und Terrarien Zeitschrift 47: 390-393.
Notes
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Contributors
- Andreone, F. & Vences, M. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
- 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 3, 2006.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 29183
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-664034
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 664034
- IUCN ID: 57441
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 130696
Footnotes
- Andreone, F. & Vences, M. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008. [back]
