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Gephyromantis klemmeri

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Species of amphibian

Klemmer's Madagascar frog
Conservation status

Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Mantellidae
Genus: Gephyromantis
Species: G. klemmeri
Binomial name
Gephyromantis klemmeri
(Guibé, 1974)

Gephyromantis klemmeri, commonly known as Klemmer's Madagascar frog, is a species of frog in the family Mantellidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.

Etymology

The specific name, klemmeri, is in honor of German herpetologist Konrad Klemmer.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of G. klemmeri are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.

Conservation status

G. klemmeri is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2016). "Gephyromantis klemmeri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T57492A84172892. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T57492A84172892.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (20130. The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Exeter, England: Pelagic Piblishing. xiii + 244 pp. ISBN 978-1-907807-41-1. (Gephryomantis klemmeri, p. 113).


Taxon identifiers
Gephyromantis klemmeri


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