Mantidactylus charlotteae
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| Mantidactylus charlotteae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Mantellidae |
| Genus: | Mantidactylus |
| Species: | M. charlotteae |
| Binomial name | |
| Mantidactylus charlotteae | |
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Mantidactylus charlotteae is a species of frog in the family Mantellidae.[1][3] It is endemic to Madagascar and found in the eastern part of the country in the coastal rainforest belt between Marojejy in the north and possibly as far as Andohahela in the south.[1]
Males measure 22–26 mm (0.87–1.02 in) and females 26–32 mm (1.0–1.3 in) in snout–vent length. The body relatively slender. The head is long with rounded snout. The tympanum is distinct. The limbs are slender. The fingers are without webbing whereas the toes are webbed. The back is reddish brown in colour and without markings. There are reddish dorso-lateral glandular ridges. The flanks are blackish, with a sharp border towards the dorsum.[2]
