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Aglyptodactylus securifer

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Species of frog

Aglyptodactylus securifer
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Mantellidae
Genus: Aglyptodactylus
Species: A. securifer
Binomial name
Aglyptodactylus securifer
Glaw, Vences, Böhme, 1998

Aglyptodactylus securifer is a species of frog in the family Mantellidae. It is endemic to Madagascar, where it lives in forests.

This species was described to science in 1998. Its upper surfaces are silver-gray to beige in color with gray bands on the legs. The undersides are yellow and the belly is white. The eyes are golden yellow with black pupils.

References

  1. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2016). "Aglyptodactylus securifer". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T57385A84161254. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T57385A84161254.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. Glaw, F., Vences, M., & Böhme, W. (1998). Systematic revision of the genus Aglyptodactylus Boulenger, 1919 (Amphibia: Ranidae), and analysis of its phylogenetic relationships to other Madagascan ranid genera (Tomopterna, Boophis, Mantidactylus, and Mantella). Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 36(1-2), 17-37.
Taxon identifiers
Aglyptodactylus securifer


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