Mantella madagascariensis (Grandidier, 1872)
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.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Mantella madagascariensis (Grandidier, 1872)
- Name authority
- (Grandidier, 1872)
- 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyMantellidae Laurent, 1946
- subfamilyMantellinae Laurent, 1946
- genusMantella Boulenger, 1882
- speciesMantella madagascariensis (Grandidier, 1872)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Mantella. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Mantella baroni Boulenger, 1888 | MantellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mantella bernhardi Vences, Glaw, Peyrieras, Böhme & Busse, 1994 | MantellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mantella betsileo (Grandidier, 1872) | MantellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mantella expectata Busse & Böhme, 1992 | MantellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mantella manery Vences, Glaw & Böhme, 1999 | MantellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mantella nigricans Guibé, 1978 | MantellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mantella pulchra Parker, 1925 | MantellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mantella viridis Pintak & Böhme, 1988 | MantellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mantella cowanii Boulenger, 1882 | MantellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mantella aurantiaca Mocquard, 1900 | MantellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mantella crocea Pintak & Böhme, 1990 | MantellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mantella ebenaui (Boettger, 1880) | MantellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Mantella loppei Roux, 1935 Roux, 1935 | synonym |
| Mantella madagascariensis madagascariensis (Grandidier, 1872) (Grandidier, 1872) | synonym |
| Dendrobates madagascariensis Grandidier, 1872 Grandidier, 1872 | synonym |
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.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=664039 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:3XW7M. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.