| Cowan's mantella | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Endangered (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Mantellidae |
| Genus: | Mantella |
| Species: | M. cowanii |
| Binomial name | |
| Mantella cowanii Boulenger, 1882 | |
The Cowan's mantella (Mantella cowanii) is a species of frog in the family Mantellidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss. Collection for the pet trade has also been a threat.
Sources
- IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2014). "Mantella cowanii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T57441A60797066. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T57441A60797066.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Mantella cowanii | |
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- IUCN Red List endangered species
- Mantella
- Endemic frogs of Madagascar
- Amphibians described in 1882
- Species that are or were threatened by the pet trade
- Species that are or were threatened by subsistence agriculture
- Species that are or were threatened by deforestation
- Species that are or were threatened by logging for charcoal
- Species that are or were threatened by wetland drainage
- Species that are or were threatened by urbanization
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