Spinomantis tavaratra
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| Spinomantis tavaratra | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Mantellidae |
| Genus: | Spinomantis |
| Species: | S. tavaratra |
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| Spinomantis tavaratra Cramer, Rabibisoa, and Raxworthy, 2008 | |
Spinomantis tavaratra is a species of frogs in the mantellid subfamily Mantellinae. It is endemic to the humid forests of northwestern Madagascar.[1][2]
This species was described in the genus Spinomantis by Cramer, Rabibisoa, and Raxworthy in 2008.[3] The species is named tavaratra is a Malagasy word for "the north", referencing the provenance of this species in northern Madagascar.[3]