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Aglyptodactylus Australis
''Aglyptodactylus'' is a genus of frogs in the family Mantellidae. These frogs, sometimes known as the Madagascar jumping frogs, are endemic to Madagascar. Systematic revisions of the groups were published in 1998 and 2015. Six species are currently recognized. Description ''Aglyptodactylus'' are medium-sized frogs as adults, measuring in snout–vent length. Tadpoles All ''Aglyptodactylus'' species have small, morphologically similar tadpoles that metamorphose at a size of . 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. Species There are six ''Aglyptodactylus'' species: * ''Aglyptodactylus australis'' Köhler, Glaw, Pabijan & Vences, 2015 * ''Aglyptodactylus chorus'' Köhler, Glaw, Pabijan & Vences, 2015 * ''Aglyptodactylus inguinalis'' (Günther, 1877) * ''Aglyptodactylus laticeps'' G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aglyptodactylus Securifer
''Aglyptodactylus securifer'' is a species of frog in the family Mantellidae. It is endemic to Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ..., where it lives in forests. This species was described to science in 1998. Its upper surfaces are silver-gray to beige in color with gray bands on the legs. The undersides are yellow and the belly is white. The eyes are golden yellow with black pupils.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(1‐2), 17-37. References Aglypt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aglyptodactylus Laticeps
''Aglyptodactylus laticeps'' is a species of frog in the family Mantellidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a natural habitat becomes incapable of supporting its native species. The organisms that previously inhabited the site are displaced or dead, thereby .... References Aglyptodactylus Endemic frogs of Madagascar Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Amphibians described in 1998 {{Mantellidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Endemic Frogs Of Madagascar
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere. For example, the Cape sugarbird is found exclusively in southwestern South Africa and is therefore said to be ''endemic'' to that particular part of the world. An endemic species can be also be referred to as an ''endemism'' or in scientific literature as an ''endemite''. For example '' Cytisus aeolicus'' is an endemite of the Italian flora. '' Adzharia renschi'' was once believed to be an endemite of the Caucasus, but it was later discovered to be a non-indigenous species from South America belonging to a different genus. The extreme opposite of an endemic species is one with a cosmopolitan distribution, having a global or widespread range. A rare alternative term for a species that is endemic is "precinctive", which applies to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aglyptodactylus
''Aglyptodactylus'' is a genus of frogs in the family Mantellidae. These frogs, sometimes known as the Madagascar jumping frogs, are endemic to Madagascar. Systematic revisions of the groups were published in 1998 and 2015. Six species are currently recognized. Description ''Aglyptodactylus'' are medium-sized frogs as adults, measuring in snout–vent length. Tadpoles All ''Aglyptodactylus'' species have small, morphologically similar tadpoles that metamorphose at a size of . 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. Species There are six ''Aglyptodactylus'' species: * ''Aglyptodactylus australis'' Köhler, Glaw, Pabijan & Vences, 2015 * ''Aglyptodactylus chorus'' Köhler, Glaw, Pabijan & Vences, 2015 * '' Aglyptodactylus inguinalis'' (Günther, 1877) * ''Aglyptodactylus laticeps'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aglyptodactylus Inguinalis
''Aglyptodactylus'' is a genus of frogs in the family Mantellidae. These frogs, sometimes known as the Madagascar jumping frogs, are endemic to Madagascar. Systematic revisions of the groups were published in 1998 and 2015. Six species are currently recognized. Description ''Aglyptodactylus'' are medium-sized frogs as adults, measuring in snout–vent length. Tadpoles All ''Aglyptodactylus'' species have small, morphologically similar tadpoles that metamorphose at a size of . 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. Species There are six ''Aglyptodactylus'' species: * ''Aglyptodactylus australis'' Köhler, Glaw, Pabijan & Vences, 2015 * ''Aglyptodactylus chorus'' Köhler, Glaw, Pabijan & Vences, 2015 * '' Aglyptodactylus inguinalis'' (Günther, 1877) * ''Aglyptodactylus laticeps'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aglyptodactylus Chorus
''Aglyptodactylus'' is a genus of frogs in the family Mantellidae. These frogs, sometimes known as the Madagascar jumping frogs, are endemic to Madagascar. Systematic revisions of the groups were published in 1998 and 2015. Six species are currently recognized. Description ''Aglyptodactylus'' are medium-sized frogs as adults, measuring in snout–vent length. Tadpoles All ''Aglyptodactylus'' species have small, morphologically similar tadpoles that metamorphose at a size of . 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. Species There are six ''Aglyptodactylus'' species: * ''Aglyptodactylus australis'' Köhler, Glaw, Pabijan & Vences, 2015 * ''Aglyptodactylus chorus'' Köhler, Glaw, Pabijan & Vences, 2015 * ''Aglyptodactylus inguinalis'' (Günther, 1877) * ''Aglyptodactylus laticeps'' G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aglyptodactylus Australis
''Aglyptodactylus'' is a genus of frogs in the family Mantellidae. These frogs, sometimes known as the Madagascar jumping frogs, are endemic to Madagascar. Systematic revisions of the groups were published in 1998 and 2015. Six species are currently recognized. Description ''Aglyptodactylus'' are medium-sized frogs as adults, measuring in snout–vent length. Tadpoles All ''Aglyptodactylus'' species have small, morphologically similar tadpoles that metamorphose at a size of . 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. Species There are six ''Aglyptodactylus'' species: * ''Aglyptodactylus australis'' Köhler, Glaw, Pabijan & Vences, 2015 * ''Aglyptodactylus chorus'' Köhler, Glaw, Pabijan & Vences, 2015 * ''Aglyptodactylus inguinalis'' (Günther, 1877) * ''Aglyptodactylus laticeps'' G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Detritivorous
Detritivores (also known as detrivores, detritophages, detritus feeders, or detritus eaters) are heterotrophs that obtain nutrients by consuming detritus (decomposing plant and animal parts as well as feces). There are many kinds of invertebrates, vertebrates and plants that carry out coprophagy. By doing so, all these detritivores contribute to decomposition and the nutrient cycles. They should be distinguished from other decomposers, such as many species of bacteria, fungi and protists, which are unable to ingest discrete lumps of matter, but instead live by absorbing and metabolizing on a molecular scale (saprotrophic nutrition). The terms ''detritivore'' and ''decomposer'' are often used interchangeably, but they describe different organisms. Detritivores are usually arthropods and help in the process of remineralization. Detritivores perform the first stage of remineralization, by fragmenting the dead plant matter, allowing decomposers to perform the second stage of remine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tadpole
A tadpole is the larval stage in the biological life cycle of an amphibian. Most tadpoles are fully aquatic, though some species of amphibians have tadpoles that are terrestrial. Tadpoles have some fish-like features that may not be found in adult amphibians such as a lateral line, gills and swimming tails. As they undergo metamorphosis, they start to develop functional lungs for breathing air, and the diet of tadpoles changes drastically. A few amphibians, such as some members of the frog family Brevicipitidae, undergo direct development i.e., they do not undergo a free-living larval stage as tadpoles instead emerging from eggs as fully formed "froglet" miniatures of the adult morphology. Some other species hatch into tadpoles underneath the skin of the female adult or are kept in a pouch until after metamorphosis. Having no hard skeletons, it might be expected that tadpole fossils would not exist. However, traces of biofilms have been preserved and fossil tadpoles have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Albert Boulenger
George Albert Boulenger (19 October 1858 – 23 November 1937) was a Belgian-British zoologist who described and gave scientific names to over 2,000 new animal species, chiefly fish, reptiles, and amphibians. Boulenger was also an active botanist during the last 30 years of his life, especially in the study of roses. Life Boulenger was born in Brussels, Belgium, the only son of Gustave Boulenger, a Belgian public notary, and Juliette Piérart, from Valenciennes. He graduated in 1876 from the Free University of Brussels with a degree in natural sciences, and worked for a while at the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels, as an assistant naturalist studying amphibians, reptiles, and fishes. He also made frequent visits during this time to the ''Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle'' in Paris and the British Museum in London. In 1880, he was invited to work at the Natural History Museum, then a department of the British Museum, by Dr. Albert C. L. G. Günther a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa across the Mozambique Channel. At Madagascar is the world's List of island countries, second-largest island country, after Indonesia. The nation is home to around 30 million inhabitants and consists of the island of Geography of Madagascar, Madagascar (the List of islands by area, fourth-largest island in the world), along with numerous smaller peripheral islands. Following the prehistoric breakup of the supercontinent Gondwana, Madagascar split from the Indian subcontinent around 90 million years ago, allowing native plants and animals to evolve in relative isolation. Consequently, Madagascar is a biodiversity hotspot; over 90% of wildlife of Madagascar, its wildlife is endemic. Human settlement of Madagascar occurred during or befo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere. For example, the Cape sugarbird is found exclusively in southwestern South Africa and is therefore said to be ''endemic'' to that particular part of the world. An endemic species can be also be referred to as an ''endemism'' or in scientific literature as an ''endemite''. For example '' Cytisus aeolicus'' is an endemite of the Italian flora. '' Adzharia renschi'' was once believed to be an endemite of the Caucasus, but it was later discovered to be a non-indigenous species from South America belonging to a different genus. The extreme opposite of an endemic species is one with a cosmopolitan distribution, having a global or widespread range. A rare alternative term for a species that is endemic is "precinctive", which applies to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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