Madagascar jumping frog (Aglyptodactylus australis) Andasibe

''Aglyptodactylus'' is a genus of

frog A frog is any member of a diverse and largely Carnivore, carnivorous group of short-bodied, tailless amphibians composing the order (biology), order Anura (ανοὐρά, literally ''without tail'' in Ancient Greek). The oldest fossil "proto-f ...

s in the family

Mantellidae The Mantellidae are a family of the order Anura. These frogs are endemic to the islands of Madagascar and Mayotte. Systematics The family Mantellidae is composed of three extremely ecologically diverse groups of frogs, divided into three sub ...

. These frogs, sometimes known as the Madagascar jumping frogs, are

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 elsew ...

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 ...

. 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

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 i ...

s that metamorphose at a size of . However, they differ in their habitat, ranging from ephemeral pools (''

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 Hab ...

'') to river bed pools (''

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: Répu ...

'') to stagnant pools ('' Aglyptodactylus madagascariensis''). The tadpoles are

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 invertebrat ...

Species

There are six ''Aglyptodactylus'' species: * ''

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 curren ...

'' Köhler, Glaw, Pabijan & Vences, 2015 * ''

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 curren ...

'' Köhler, Glaw, Pabijan & Vences, 2015 * ''

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 curren ...

'' (Günther, 1877) * ''

'' Glaw, Vences & Böhme, 1998 * '' Aglyptodactylus madagascariensis'' (Duméril, 1853) * ''

'' Glaw, Vences & Böhme, 1998

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q786642 Endemic frogs of Madagascar Amphibian genera Taxa named by George Albert Boulenger