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Mantidactylus asper, Nosy Mangabe, Madagascar Identification in progress. Description: greyish/silver, ridge near eye, spotted chin. Africa,Geotagged,Madagascar,Madagascar North,Mantidactylus asper,Nosy Mangabe,Spring,World Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Mantidactylus asper, Nosy Mangabe, Madagascar

Identification in progress. Description: greyish/silver, ridge near eye, spotted chin.

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    Some other distinguishing characteristics I can see in the photo: prominent dorsolateral ridge, strong webbing on back feet, large heel spines, granular (bumpy) dorsal skin. The apparent absence of spines above the eyes is also a clue. Do you have any other photos of this frog? Posted 9 years ago, modified 9 years ago
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    The closest match from from Glaw & Vences (2007) seems to be Gephyromantis asper, aka Mantidactylus asper. It is known from Nosy Mangabe. Glaw & Vences says that this species has large supraocular spines, but maybe those are variable or develop as the frog ages? Other than that, the Glaw & Vences description seems to match your photo very well. Posted 9 years ago
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    Actually, Glaw & Vences (2007) does not record this species from Nosy Mangabe; that was my mistake. But it does show the species from the mainland nearby. Note that amphibiaweb's map for this species at <http://amphibiaweb.org/cgi/amphib_query?special=maps&genus=Gephyromantis&species=asper&photos=yes>; is from Glaw & Vences 2nd edition (1994); the 3rd edition from 2007 shows more locations. Posted 9 years ago
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      Thank you so much for all the extra information! I know so little of frogs that even the terminology of the body parts is new to me. Based on your information and reference photo, I think Gephyromantis asper indeed is a likely and close match, so I will go with that one for now. Posted 9 years ago
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      John, do you think this is the same species?

      Mantidactylus asper boulengeri, Nosy Mangabe, Madagascar I can see some similarity with this find:<br /> http://www.jungledragon.com/image/33518/mantidactylus_asper_nosy_mangabe_madagascar.html<br /> ...yet the back looks different. Africa,Geotagged,Madagascar,Madagascar North,Mantidactylus boulengeri,Nosy Mangabe,Spring,World
       Posted 9 years ago
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    I replied in the other photo. Posted 9 years ago

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The East Betsileo Frog

''East Betsileo Frog'' is a species of frog in the Mantellidae family.
It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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Uploaded Nov 14, 2015. Captured Oct 1, 2015 10:37 in 5, Madagascar.
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