Aglyptodactylus
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| Aglyptodactylus | |
|---|---|
| Aglyptodactylus securifer | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Mantellidae |
| Subfamily: | Laliostominae |
| Genus: | Aglyptodactylus Boulenger, 1919 |
| Type species | |
| Limnodytes madagascariensis Duméril, 1853 | |
| Diversity | |
| 6 species | |

Aglyptodactylus is a genus of frogs in the family Mantellidae. These frogs, sometimes known as the Madagascar jumping frogs, are endemic to Madagascar.[1][2] Systematic revisions of the groups were published in 1998[3] and 2015.[4] Six species are currently recognized.