Mantidactylus bellyi Mocquard, 1895
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.
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Open encyclopedia reference
Mantidactylus bellyi is a species of frog in the family Mantellidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar. This species is found in the Montagne d'Ambre National Park. It lives in multiple biomes like, freshwater, forests, grasslands and wetlands. They breed in streams.
Wikipedia contributors, Mantidactylus bellyi; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T17:06:39.099880+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Mantidactylus bellyi Mocquard, 1895
- Name authority
- Mocquard, 1895
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Mantellidae
- Genus
- Mantidactylus
- 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
- genusMantidactylus Boulenger, 1895
- speciesMantidactylus bellyi Mocquard, 1895
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Mantidactylus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Mantidactylus aerumnalis (Peracca, 1893) | MantellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mantidactylus ambohimitombi Boulenger, 1919 | MantellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mantidactylus argenteus Methuen, 1920 | MantellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mantidactylus brevipalmatus Ahl, 1929 | MantellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mantidactylus catalai Angel, 1935 | MantellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mantidactylus curtus (Boulenger, 1882) | MantellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mantidactylus femoralis (Boulenger, 1882) | MantellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mantidactylus grandidieri Mocquard, 1895 | MantellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mantidactylus guttulatus (Boulenger, 1881) | MantellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mantidactylus tricinctus (Guibé, 1947) | MantellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mantidactylus ulcerosus (Boettger, 1880) | MantellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mantidactylus zipperi Vences & Glaw, 2004 | MantellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
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=774798 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.
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:3XWCT. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.