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Mantella haraldmeieri Busse, 1981

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Open encyclopedia reference

The Haraldmeier's mantella (Mantella haraldmeieri) is a species of frog in the family Mantellidae.

It is endemic to Madagascar.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers.

It is threatened by habitat loss.

Wikipedia contributors, Haraldmeier's mantella; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T17:06:15.199610+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Mantella haraldmeieri Busse, 1981
Name authority
Busse, 1981
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Amphibia
Order
Anura
Family
Mantellidae
Genus
Mantella
Extinction status
Recorded extant

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classAmphibia
  9. orderAnura
  10. familyMantellidae Laurent, 1946
  11. subfamilyMantellinae Laurent, 1946
  12. genusMantella Boulenger, 1882
  13. speciesMantella haraldmeieri Busse, 1981

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Mantella. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Mantella baroni Boulenger, 1888MantellidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Mantella bernhardi Vences, Glaw, Peyrieras, Böhme & Busse, 1994MantellidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Mantella betsileo (Grandidier, 1872)MantellidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Mantella expectata Busse & Böhme, 1992MantellidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Mantella madagascariensis (Grandidier, 1872)MantellidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Mantella manery Vences, Glaw & Böhme, 1999MantellidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Mantella nigricans Guibé, 1978MantellidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Mantella pulchra Parker, 1925MantellidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Mantella viridis Pintak & Böhme, 1988MantellidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Mantella cowanii Boulenger, 1882MantellidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Mantella aurantiaca Mocquard, 1900MantellidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Mantella crocea Pintak & Böhme, 1990MantellidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 210 records assigned to Mantellidae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Mantella madagascariensis haraldmeieri Busse, 1981 Busse, 1981synonym

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=664037 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:3XW7J. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.