The yellow mantella or eastern mantella (''Mantella crocea'') is a species of
frog 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 ...
.
It is
endemic to
Madagascar.
Its natural
habitats are
subtropical
The subtropical zones or subtropics are geographical zone, geographical and Köppen climate classification, climate zones to the Northern Hemisphere, north and Southern Hemisphere, south of the tropics. Geographically part of the Geographical z ...
or
tropical moist lowland
forests, subtropical or tropical
swamp
A swamp is a forested wetland.Keddy, P.A. 2010. Wetland Ecology: Principles and Conservation (2nd edition). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. 497 p. Swamps are considered to be transition zones because both land and water play a role in ...
s, and swamps.
It is threatened by
habitat loss. Commercial collection may also be a threat.
References
Mantella
Amphibians described in 1990
Endemic frogs of Madagascar
Species endangered by the pet trade
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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