Mantidactylus betsileanus (Boulenger, 1882)
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.
Malagasy common marsh frog (Mantidactylus betsileanus), Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar
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Open encyclopedia reference
Mantidactylus betsileanus is a species of frog in the family Mantellidae.
It is endemic to Madagascar.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land, rural gardens, heavily degraded former forest, and seasonally flooded agricultural land.
Breeding takes place in streams, pools, puddles, and rice fields (Vences and Nussbaum 2008)
Possible reasons for amphibian decline
General habitat alteration and loss
Habitat modification from deforestation, or logging related activities
Habitat fragmentation
Wikipedia contributors, Mantidactylus betsileanus; 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 betsileanus (Boulenger, 1882)
- Name authority
- (Boulenger, 1882)
- 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 betsileanus (Boulenger, 1882)
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 |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Mantidactylus multiplicatus Boettger, 1913 Boettger, 1913 | synonym |
| Mantidactylus brunneus Ahl, 1929 Ahl, 1929 | synonym |
| Rana betsileana Boulenger, 1882 Boulenger, 1882 | synonym |
| Rhacophorus fumigatus Mocquard, 1895 Mocquard, 1895 | 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=664056 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:3XWCV. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.