Mantella

Mantella
Golden mantella (Mantella aurantiaca) from the Ramsar Menalamba site, Torotorofotsy Wetlands Reserve.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Mantellidae
Subfamily: Mantellinae
Genus: Mantella
Boulenger, 1882
Type species
Dendrobates betsileo
Diversity
16 species

Mantella (also known as golden frogs or Malagasy poison frogs) are a prominent genus of aposematic frogs in the family Mantellidae, endemic to the island of Madagascar.[1] Members of Mantella are diurnal and terrestrial, with bright aposematic coloration or cryptic markings.

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