Mantidactylus aerumnalis is a species of frog in the family Mantellidae. It is endemic to Madagascar.
Taxonomy
The species was originally described as Rana aerumnalis by Peracca in 1893. It was later reclassified into the genus Mantidactylus by Boulenger in 1895. Subsequent taxonomic revisions placed it within various subgenera, with the current classification assigning it to the subgenus Chonomantis (Glaw & Vences, 1994). Its taxonomic lineage is as follows:
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Amphibia
- Order: Anura
- Family: Mantellidae
- Subfamily: Mantellinae
- Genus: Mantidactylus
- Subgenus: Chonomantis
- Species: Mantidactylus aerumnalis
The type locality is recorded as the vicinity of Andrangoloaka and the nearby Umbi valley in Madagascar.
Distribution and Habitat
Mantidactylus aerumnalis is endemic to Madagascar, with its distribution centered in the mountains of east-central Madagascar. Its natural habitats include subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and rivers.
Conservation Status
The species is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN 3.1). However, it is noted as being threatened by habitat loss, which is a common concern for many Malagasy amphibian species given ongoing deforestation pressures on the island.
Common Name
In English, the species is commonly referred to as the Andrangoloaka Madagascar Frog, named after the type locality.
Synonyms
Historical synonyms for this species include:
- Rana aerumnalis Peracca, 1893
- Mantidactylus (Mantidactylus) aerumnalis — Ahl, 1931
- Mantidactylus (Hylobatrachus) aerumnalis — Dubois, 1992
- Mantidactylus (Chonomantis) aerumnalis — Glaw & Vences, 1994
References
- Peracca, 1893, Boll. Mus. Zool. Anat. Comp. Univ. Torino, 8: 10.
- Glaw and Vences, 1994, Fieldguide Amph. Rept. Madagascar, Ed. 2: 401.
- IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2016). "Mantidactylus aerumnalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T57452A84168179.
- Frost, D.R. 2021. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA.
