Summary
Spinomantis bertini is a species of frog in the mantellid subfamily Mantellinae, endemic to Madagascar.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Mantellidae |
| Genus: | Spinomantis |
| Species: | S. bertini
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| Spinomantis bertini (Guibé, 1947)
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Taxonomy edit
This species was described in the genus Gephyromantis by Guibé in 1947.[3] It was transferred to the genus Mantidactylus by Blommers-Schlösser in 1979.[4] Dubois put it in the subgenus Spinomantis,[5] which was elevated to genus-level in 2006.[6]
Distribution and habitat edit
S. bertini has a relatively broad distribution in south-eastern Madagascar, at elevations of 500–1,300 m (1,600–4,300 ft) above sea level. It inhabits crevices among boulders and rocky areas, usually close to flowing waters, in pristine forest habitats; the species is not found in degraded forests or secondary growth.[1]
Conservation edit
The species is classified as Near Threatened by the IUCN. It is under pressure from habitat loss through expansion of agriculture, timber and coal production, and settlements, as well as the spread of invasive plants like eucalypts.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2016). "Spinomantis bertini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T57462A84169481. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T57462A84169481.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Spinomantis bertini (Guibé, 1947)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
- ^ Guibé, J. (1947). "Description d'un batracien nouveau de Madagascar (Boophis laurenti n. sp.) et synonymie de plusieurs espèces du genre Boophis". Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Serie 2. 19. Paris: 438–439.
- ^ Blommers-Schlösser, R. M. A. (1979). "Biosystematics of the Malagasy frogs I. Mantellinae (Ranidae)". Beaufortia. 29: 1–77.
- ^ Dubois, A. (1992). "Notes sur la classification des Ranidae (Amphibiens anoures)". Bulletin Mensuel de la Société Linnéenne de Lyon. 61 (10): 305–352. doi:10.3406/linly.1992.11011.
- ^ Glaw, Frank; Vences, Miguel (2006). "Phylogeny and genus-level classification of mantellid frogs (Amphibia, Anura)". Organisms, Diversity & Evolution. 6 (3): 236–253. doi:10.1016/j.ode.2005.12.001.