''Tsingymantis'' is a

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genus of frogs 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 ...

. The sole species is ''Tsingymantis antitra''.

Taxonomy

''Tsingymantis antitra'' was described by Glaw, Hoegg and Vences in 2006. Its taxonomic placement within the family Mantellidae remains uncertain, as it appears to be a basal

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Distribution and habitat

This species is endemic to Ankarana Special Reserve, in northwestern

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 ...

, where it lives among the

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References

Mantellidae Endemic frogs of Madagascar Monotypic amphibian genera Taxa named by Frank Glaw Taxa named by Miguel Vences {{Mantellidae-stub