Aglyptodactylus madagascariensis (Duméril, 1853)
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.
Madagascar jumping frog (Aglyptodactylus madagascariensis) Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar
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Open encyclopedia reference
Aglyptodactylus madagascariensis is a species of frog in the family Mantellidae known commonly as the Madagascar jumping frog. It is endemic to Madagascar, where it has a wide distribution across the eastern side of the island. A. madagascariensis is a complex of various species which occur in different elevational ranges and different areas of Eastern Madagascar.
This frog is common and forms large groups during its mating season, when it breeds "explosively". It lives in the leaf litter of tropical forest habitat, and it can utilize disturbed habitat and plantations.
Wikipedia contributors, Aglyptodactylus madagascariensis; 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 madagascariensis (Duméril, 1853)
- Name authority
- (Duméril, 1853)
- 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyMantellidae Laurent, 1946
- subfamilyLaliostominae Vences & Glaw, 2001
- genusAglyptodactylus Boulenger, 1918
- speciesAglyptodactylus madagascariensis (Duméril, 1853)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Aglyptodactylus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Aglyptodactylus australis Köhler, Glaw, Pabijan & Vences, 2015 | MantellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Aglyptodactylus laticeps Glaw, Vences & Böhme, 1998 | MantellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Aglyptodactylus chorus Köhler, Glaw, Pabijan & Vences, 2015 | MantellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Aglyptodactylus inguinalis (Günther, 1877) | MantellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Aglyptodactylus securifer Glaw, Vences & Böhme, 1998 | 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 |
|---|---|
| Rana madagascariensis (Duméril, 1853) (Duméril, 1853) | synonym |
| Limnodytes madagascariensis Duméril, 1853 Duméril, 1853 | synonym |
| Mantidactylus madagascariensis (Duméril, 1853) (Duméril, 1853) | synonym |
| Mantidactylus purpureus Ahl, 1929 Ahl, 1929 | synonym |
| Hylarana madagascariensis (Duméril, 1853) (Duméril, 1853) | 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=664027 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:65RB8. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.