Spinomantis microtis
Species of frog
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Spinomantis microtis is a species of frog in the Mantellid subfamily Mantellinae, endemic to Madagascar.
| Spinomantis microtis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Mantellidae |
| Genus: | Spinomantis |
| Species: | S. microtis |
| Binomial name | |
| Spinomantis microtis (Guibé, 1974) | |
| Synonyms | |
Taxonomy
This species was described in the genus Rhacophorus by Guibé in 1974.[2] Glaw and Vences transferred it to Boophis in 1994.[3] Andreone and Randriamahazo transferred it to Mantidactylus in 1997,[4] and finally Glaw and Vences then moved it to Spinomantis in 2006.[5]
Habitat and ecology
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
