Spinomantis peraccae (Boulenger, 1896)
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
Spinomantis peraccae is a species of frog in the mantellid subfamily Mantellinae. It is endemic to Madagascar and widely distributed in the northern, eastern, and central parts of the island. The specific epithet honours Italian herpetologist Mario Giacinto Peracca. Common name Peracca's Madagascar frog has been coined for it.
Wikipedia contributors, Spinomantis peraccae; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T18:52:29.711340+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Spinomantis peraccae (Boulenger, 1896)
- Name authority
- (Boulenger, 1896)
- 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 peraccae (Boulenger, 1896)
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 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 massi (Glaw & Vences, 1994) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Mantidactylus peraccae (Boulenger, 1896) (Boulenger, 1896) | synonym |
| Rhacophorus peraccae Boulenger, 1896 Boulenger, 1896 | 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=774812 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:4Z5S5. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.