Tsingymantis is a monotypic genus of frogs in the family Mantellidae. The sole species is Tsingymantis antitra.[2]

Taxonomy

Tsingymantis antitra was described in by Glaw, Hoegg and Vences in 2006.[3] Its taxonomic placement within the family Mantellidae remains uncertain, because it is apparently a basal taxon.[3][4]

Distribution and habitat

This species is endemic to Ankarana Special Reserve, in northwestern Madagascar,[1][4] where it lives among the limestone karst.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Tsingymantis antitra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T135798A177277807. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T135798A177277807.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Tsingymantis Glaw, Hoegg, and Vences, 2006". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  3. ^ a b Glaw, Frank; Hoegg, S.; Vences, Miguel (2006). "Discovery of a new basal relict lineage of Madagascan frogs and its implications for mantellid evolution". Zootaxa. 1334: 27–43.
  4. ^ a b Glaw, Frank; Vences, Miguel (2007). A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar (3rd ed.). Cologne, Germany: Vences & Glaw Verlags. ISBN 978-3929449037.


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsingymantis
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