Blommersia wittei (Guibé, 1973)
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.
Aire de répartition de l'espèce d'amphibien Mantidactylus wittei
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Open encyclopedia reference
Blommersia wittei is a species of frog in the family Mantellidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, dry savanna, moist savanna, swamps, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, plantations, rural gardens, heavily degraded former forest, and ponds.
Wikipedia contributors, Blommersia wittei; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T15:20:41.420316+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Blommersia wittei (Guibé, 1973)
- Name authority
- (Guibé, 1973)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Mantellidae
- Genus
- Blommersia
- 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
- genusBlommersia Dubois, 1992
- speciesBlommersia wittei (Guibé, 1973)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Blommersia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Blommersia dupreezi Vences, Armerding, Köhler & Glaw, 2023 | MantellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Blommersia blommersae (Guibé, 1975) | MantellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Blommersia domerguei (Guibé, 1973) | MantellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Blommersia sarotra (Glaw & Vences, 2002) | 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 wittei Guibé, 1973 Guibé, 1973 | 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=774750 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:M74S. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.