Mantidactylus maharira

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anura

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Scotokaryota 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: Mantidactylus
Subgenus: Mantidactylus (Chonomantis)
Species: Mantidactylus maharira

Name

Mantidactylus maharira Vences, Köhler, Mitze, Petzold, Preick, Raselimanana, Rakotoarison, Riemann, Rödel, Wastyn, Scherz & Glaw, 2026: 282

• Holotype: ZMA 20038 (ZCMV 234), adult ♀, collected by M. Vences, I. de la Riva, E. Rajeriarison and T. Rajoafiarison on 24 January 2004.
• Type locality: “at the base camp of Maharira Mountain, Ranomafana National Park, southern Central East of Madagascar (geographical coordinates 21.3258° S, 47.4025° E, approximately 1248 m a. s. l.)”.

References

Primary references

• Vences, M., Köhler, J., Mitze, A.S., Petzold, A., Preick, M., Raselimanana, A.P., Rakotoarison, A., Riemann, J.C., Rödel, M.-O., Wastyn, L., Scherz, M.D. & Glaw, F. 2026. A review of molecular diversity of Malagasy frogs of the subgenera Chonomantis and Ochthomantis (genus Mantidactylus), with descriptions of nine new species. Spixiana 48(2): 221–302. PDF Reference page.