Heterixalus alboguttatus

Heterixalus alboguttatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hyperoliidae
Genus: Heterixalus
Species:
H. alboguttatus
Binomial name
Heterixalus alboguttatus
(Boulenger, 1882)
Synonyms

Heterixalus madagascariensis subspecies alboguttatus Laurent, 1950
Megalixalus madagascariensis variety alboguttata Boulenger, 1882

Heterixalus alboguttatus is a species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae endemic to Madagascar. Females possess a characteristic yellow-spotted dorsal patterning, while males can be almost uniformly white. It forms a species complex with H. boettgeri and H. madagascariensis, and is known to hybridize with H. boettgeri.[1]

H. alboguttatus is generally found in open habitats, such as savannahs, degraded forest, swamps, grasslands and ricefields. Since these habitats are generally expanding in Madagascar due to human activity, it is not considered threatened.[2]

  1. ^ Glaw, Frank; Vences, Miguel (2007). A field guide to the amphibians and reptiles of Madagascar (3 ed.). Köln: Vences & Glaw. ISBN 978-3-929449-03-7.
  2. ^ IUCN (26 February 2016). Heterixalus alboguttatus: IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group: The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T56096A84159678 (Report). International Union for Conservation of Nature. doi:10.2305/iucn.uk.2016-1.rlts.t56096a84159678.en.