Gephyromantis spiniferus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anura

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Batrachomorpha Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Superordo: Batrachia Cladus: Salientia Ordo: Anura

Familia: Mantellidae
Subfamilia: Mantellinae
Genus: Gephyromantis
Subgenus: Gephyromantis (Asperomantis)
Species: Gephyromantis spiniferus

Name

Gephyromantis spiniferus (Blommers-Schlösser & Blanc, 1991)

• Holotype: MNHN 1972.1450.
• Type locality: “Camp IV, Chaînes Anosyennes”, Madagascar.

Combinations

• Mantidactylus spiniferus Blommers-Schlösser & Blacnc, 1991: 215 [original combination]
• Mantidactylus (Gephyromantis) spinifer — Dubois, 1992: 312 [subsequent combination, incorrect subsequent spelling]
• Gephyromantis (Duboimantis) spinifer — Glaw & Vences, 2006: 244 [subsequent combination, incorrect subsequent spelling]
• Gephyromantis (Asperomantis) spinifer — Vences, Köhler, Pabijan, Bletz, Gehring, Hawlitschek, Rakotoarison, Ratsoavina, Andreone, Crottini & Glaw, 2017: 90 [subsequent combination, incorrect subsequent spelling]

References

Primary references

• Blommers-Schlösser, R.M.A. & Blanc, C. 1991. Amphibiens (premiere partie). Faune de Madagascar 75: 1–379.
• Glaw, F. & Vences, M. 2006. Phylogeny and genus-level classification of mantellid frogs (Amphibia, Anura). Organisms, Diversity and Evolution 6(3): 236–253. DOI: 10.1016/j.ode.2005.12.001 Reference page. 
• Vences, M., Köhler, J., Pabijian, M., Bletz, M.C., Gehring, P.-S., Hawlitschek, O., Rakotoarsion, A., Ratsoavina, F.M., Andreone, F., Crottini, A. & Glaw, F. 2017. Taxonomy and geographic distribution of Malagasy frogs of the Gephyromantis asper clade, with description of a new subgenus and revalidation of Gephyromantis ceratophrys. Salamandra 53(1): 77–98. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2016. IUCN: Gephyromantis spiniferus  (Vulnerable). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T57523A84176610. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T57523A84176610.en. Accessed on 18 March 2026.

Vernacular names

• English: Greater Spiny Madagascar Frog