Mantidactylus albofrenatus

Mantidactylus albofrenatus

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: Mantidactylus
Subgenus: Mantidactylus (Chonomantis)
Species: Mantidactylus albofrenatus

Name

Mantidactylus albofrenatus (Müller, 1892)

• Holotype: NHMB 792.
• Type locality: “Madagascar”.

Combinations

• Rana albofrenata Müller, 1892: 197 [original combination]
• Mantidactylus albofrenatus — Boulenger, 1895: 450 [subsequent combination]
• Rhacophorus albofrenatus — Mocquard, 1901: 254 [subsequent combination]
• Mantidactylus (Mantidactylus) albofrenatus — Ahl, 1931: 34 [subsequent combination, subgenus]
• Mantidactylus (Hylobatrachus) albofrenatus — Dubois, 1992: 312 [subsequent combination, subgenus]
• Mantidactylus (Chonomantis) albofrenatus — Glaw & Vences, 1994: 101 [subsequent combination, subgenus]

Synonyms

• Mantidactylus charlotteae Vences & Glaw, 2004: 101 [synonymised by Vences et al. (2026: 239)]

References

Primary references

• Müller, F. 1892. Seibenter nachtrag zum Katalog der herpetologischen Sammlung des Basler Museums. Verhandlungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Basel 10: 195–215.
• Vences, M. & Glaw, F. 2004. Revision of the subgenus Chonomantis (Anura: Mantellidae: Mantidactylus) from Madagascar, with description of two new species. Journal of Natural History 38: 77–118.
• 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. 

Links

• IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2017. IUCN: Mantidactylus albofrenatus  (Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T57454A84168455. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T57454A84168455.en. Accessed on 19 June 2026.

Vernacular names

• English: Eastern Madagascar Frog