''Aglyptodactylus'' is a genus of
frog
A frog is any member of a diverse and largely semiaquatic group of short-bodied, tailless amphibian vertebrates composing the order (biology), order Anura (coming from the Ancient Greek , literally 'without tail'). Frog species with rough ski ...
s in the family
Mantellidae
The Mantellidae are an amphibian family (biology), family of the order (biology), order Frog, Anura (frogs and toads), and are Endemism, endemic to the Indian Ocean islands of Madagascar and Mayotte. At first glance, the diminutive, brightly-col ...
. These frogs, sometimes known as the Madagascar jumping frogs, are
endemic
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to
Madagascar
Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's List of islands by area, f ...
.
Systematic revisions of the groups were published in 1998
and 2015.
Six species are currently recognized.
Description
''Aglyptodactylus'' are medium-sized frogs as adults, measuring in snout–vent length.
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Tadpoles
All ''Aglyptodactylus'' species have small, morphologically similar tadpole
A tadpole or polliwog (also spelled pollywog) is the Larva, larval stage in the biological life cycle of an amphibian. Most tadpoles are fully Aquatic animal, aquatic, though some species of amphibians have tadpoles that are terrestrial animal, ...
s that metamorphose at a size of . However, they differ in their habitat, ranging from ephemeral pools ('' Aglyptodactylus laticeps'') to river bed pools ('' Aglyptodactylus securifer'') to stagnant pools ('' Aglyptodactylus madagascariensis''). The tadpoles are detritivorous.
Species
There are six ''Aglyptodactylus'' species:[
* '' Aglyptodactylus australis'' Köhler, Glaw, Pabijan & Vences, 2015
* '' Aglyptodactylus chorus'' Köhler, Glaw, Pabijan & Vences, 2015
* '' Aglyptodactylus inguinalis'' (Günther, 1877)
* '' Aglyptodactylus laticeps'' Glaw, Vences & Böhme, 1998
* '' Aglyptodactylus madagascariensis'' (Duméril, 1853)
* '' Aglyptodactylus securifer'' Glaw, Vences & Böhme, 1998
]
References
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Endemic frogs of Madagascar
Amphibian genera
Taxa named by George Albert Boulenger