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Mantella 
Golden Mantella (Mantella aurantiaca) Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Lissamphibia Order: Anura Suborder: Neobatrachia Family: Mantellidae Subfamily: Mantellinae Genus: Mantella
Boulenger, 1882Species See table.
Mantella is a genus of frogs in the family Mantellidae, endemic to Madagascar. These are small frogs typically reaching 2–3 centimetres (0.79–1.2 in), with iridescent colors with combinations of black, blue, orange, yellow, and green which reflect the toxic nature of their skins. Several species in the genus are threatened because of habitat loss and over-collection for the international pet trade.
Species
Binomial Name and Author Common Name Mantella aurantiaca Mocquard, 1900 Golden Mantella Mantella baroni Boulenger, 1888 Baron's Painted Mantella Mantella bernhardi Vences, Glaw, Peyrieras, Böhme & Busse, 1994 Bernhard's Mantella Mantella betsileo (Grandidier, 1872) Brown Mantella Mantella cowanii Boulenger, 1882 Cowan's or Harlequin Mantella Mantella crocea Pintak & Böhme, 1990 Yellow Mantella Mantella ebenaui Boettger, 1880 Brown Mantella Mantella expectata Busse & Böhme, 1992 Blue-legged Mantella Mantella haraldmeieri Busse, 1981 Harald Meier's Mantella Mantella laevigata Methuen & Hewitt, 1913 Climbing Mantella Mantella madagascariensis (Grandidier, 1872) Malagasy Painted Mantella Mantella manery Vences, Glaw & Böhme, 1999 Marojejy Mantella Mantella milotympanum Staniszewski, 1996 Black-eared Mantella Mantella nigricans Guibé, 1978 Guibe's Mantella Mantella pulchra Parker, 1925 Beautiful Mantella Mantella viridis Pintak & Böhme, 1988 Green Mantella Gallery
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Mantella aurantiaca
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Mantella baroni
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Mantella bernhardi
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Mantella cowanii
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Mantella expectata
External links
- Frost, Darrel R. 2007. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.1 (10 October, 2007). Mantella. Electronic Database accessible at http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. (Accessed: June 08, 2008).
- AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2008. Berkeley, California: Mantella. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/. (Accessed: June 08, 2008).
- eol - Encyclopedia of Life taxon Mantella at http://www.eol.org.
- ITIS - Integrated Taxonomic Information System on-line database Taxon Mantella at http://www.itis.gov/index.html. (Accessed: June 08, 2008).
- GBIF - Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxon Mantella at http://data.gbif.org/welcome.htm
- Mantella Conservation
- Poison Frogs of Madagascar: Mantella
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