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Spinomantis Nussbaumi
''Spinomantis'' is a frog genus in the mantellid subfamily Mantellinae. This genus is restricted to Madagascar. At present it contains 13 species. They are arboreal or terrestrial frogs and occur in or along small streams. Most species are nocturnal. Taxonomy The genus ''Spinomantis'' was erected as a subgenus of ''Mantidactylus'' by Dubois in 1992. It was elevated to genus-level in 2006. Description ''Spinomantis'' are small to medium-sized frogs, with adults measuring in snout–vent length. The toes have rudimentary to moderate webbing. The finger tips are distinctly enlarged. Males have subgular vocal sac The vocal sac is the flexible Biological membrane, membrane of skin possessed by most male frogs and toads. The purpose of the vocal sac is usually as an amplification of their mating or advertisement call. The presence or development of the voca ...s. Species There are 14 species: References {{Taxonbar, from=Q1409034 Mantellidae Amphibian genera Endemic ...
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Spinomantis Aglavei
''Spinomantis aglavei'' is a species of frog in the mantellid subfamily Mantellinae, endemic to Madagascar. Taxonomy This species was originally described in the genus ''Rhacophorus''. It was transferred to the genus ''Boophis'' by Guibé in 1947, and subsequently to the genus ''Mantidactylus'' by Blommers-Schlösser in 1979. Dubois made this species the type species of the subgenus ''Spinomantis'', which was elevated to genus-level in 2006. Oskar Boettger described ''Rhacophorus sikorae'' in 1913, but this name was considered a junior synonym of ''Spinomantis aglavei'' by Barbour and Loveridge in 1946 and all subsequent works. Habitat and ecology This species occurs in subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, and swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss or habitat reduction) occurs when a natural habitat is no longer able to support its native species. The organisms ...
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