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Aglyptodactylus laticeps Glaw, Vences & Böhme, 1998

Source-backed taxonomic record

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.

Aglyptodactylus laticeps mating. Species of amphibian.

Aglyptodactylus laticeps mating. Species of amphibian.

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Open encyclopedia reference

Aglyptodactylus laticeps is a species of frog in the family Mantellidae.

It is endemic to Madagascar.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and intermittent freshwater marshes.

It is threatened by habitat loss.

Wikipedia contributors, Aglyptodactylus laticeps; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T15:01:41.182107+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Aglyptodactylus laticeps Glaw, Vences & Böhme, 1998
Name authority
Glaw, Vences & Böhme, 1998
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Amphibia
Order
Anura
Family
Mantellidae
Genus
Aglyptodactylus
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classAmphibia
  9. orderAnura
  10. familyMantellidae Laurent, 1946
  11. subfamilyLaliostominae Vences & Glaw, 2001
  12. genusAglyptodactylus Boulenger, 1918
  13. speciesAglyptodactylus laticeps Glaw, Vences & Böhme, 1998

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Aglyptodactylus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Aglyptodactylus madagascariensis (Duméril, 1853)MantellidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Aglyptodactylus australis Köhler, Glaw, Pabijan & Vences, 2015MantellidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Aglyptodactylus chorus Köhler, Glaw, Pabijan & Vences, 2015MantellidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Aglyptodactylus inguinalis (Günther, 1877)MantellidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Aglyptodactylus securifer Glaw, Vences & Böhme, 1998MantellidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 210 records assigned to Mantellidae.

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.

  1. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=664026 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:5TRB8. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.