Spinomantis massi (Glaw & Vences, 1994)
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
- Spinomantis massi (Glaw & Vences, 1994)
- Name authority
- (Glaw & Vences, 1994)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Mantellidae
- Genus
- Spinomantis
- 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
- genusSpinomantis Dubois, 1992
- speciesSpinomantis massi (Glaw & Vences, 1994)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Spinomantis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Spinomantis aglavei (Methuen & Hewitt, 1913) | MantellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Spinomantis elegans (Guibé, 1973) | MantellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Spinomantis peraccae (Boulenger, 1896) | MantellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Spinomantis phantasticus (Glaw & Vences, 1997) | MantellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Spinomantis tavaratra Cramer, Rabibisoa & Raxworthy, 2008 | MantellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Spinomantis bertini (Guibé, 1947) | MantellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Spinomantis mirus Sabino-Pinto, Rakotoarison, Bletz, Edmonds, Glaw & Vences, 2019 | MantellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Spinomantis beckei Vences, Köhler & Glaw, 2017 | MantellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Spinomantis brunae (Andreone, Glaw, Vences & Vallan, 1998) | MantellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Spinomantis fimbriatus (Glaw & Vences, 1994) | MantellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Spinomantis guibei (Blommers-Schlösser in Blommers-Schlösser & Blanc, 1991) | MantellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Spinomantis microtis (Guibé, 1973) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Spinomantis massorum (Glaw & Vences, 1994) (Glaw & Vences, 1994) | synonym |
| Mantidactylus massi Glaw & Vences, 1994 Glaw & Vences, 1994 | synonym |
| Mantidactylus massorum Glaw & Vences, 1994 Glaw & Vences, 1994 | 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=774809 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:4Z5RZ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.