:Spinomantis
{{Short description|Genus of amphibians}}
{{automatic taxobox
| image = Spinomantis aglavei.jpg
| image_caption = Spinomantis aglavei
| taxon = Spinomantis
| authority = Dubois, 1992
| type_species = Rhacophorus aglavei
| type_species_authority = Methuen and Hewitt, 1913
| diversity_link = #Species
| diversity = 14 species
}}
Spinomantis is a frog genus in the mantellid subfamily Mantellinae. This genus is restricted to Madagascar. At present it contains 13 species. They are arboreal or terrestrial frogs and occur in or along small streams. Most species are nocturnal.
Taxonomy
The genus Spinomantis was erected as a subgenus of Mantidactylus by Dubois in 1992.{{cite journal|last1=Dubois|first1=A.|title=Notes sur la classification des Ranidae (Amphibiens anoures)|journal=Bulletin Mensuel de la Société Linnéenne de Lyon|date=1992|volume=61|issue=10|pages=305–352|doi=10.3406/linly.1992.11011}} It was elevated to genus-level in 2006.{{cite journal|last1=Glaw|first1=Frank|last2=Vences|first2=Miguel|title=Phylogeny and genus-level classification of mantellid frogs (Amphibia, Anura)|journal=Organisms, Diversity & Evolution|date=2006|volume=6|issue=2006|pages=236–253|doi=10.1016/j.ode.2005.12.001|doi-access=free}}
Description
Spinomantis are small to medium-sized frogs, with adults measuring {{convert|22|–|60|mm|abbr=on}} in snout–vent length. The toes have rudimentary to moderate webbing. The finger tips are distinctly enlarged. Males have subgular vocal sacs.
Species
There are 14 species:{{Cite journal|last1=VENCES|first1=MIGUEL|last2=KÖHLER|first2=JÖRN|last3=GLAW|first3=FRANK|date=2017-09-04|title=A new species of smooth-skinned Spinomantis frog (Anura: Mantellidae) from south-eastern Madagascar|url=https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4317.2.12|journal=Zootaxa|language=en|volume=4317|issue=2|page=379|doi=10.11646/zootaxa.4317.2.12|issn=1175-5334}}
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| image | Scientific Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|
| 120px | Spinomantis aglavei (Methuen and Hewitt, 1913) | Madagascar. |
| Spinomantis beckei Vences, Köhler, and Glaw, 2017 | south-eastern Madagascar | |
| 120px | Spinomantis bertini (Guibé, 1947) | Madagascar |
| 120px | Spinomantis brunae (Andreone, Glaw, Vences, and Vallan, 1998) | Madagascar |
| Spinomantis elegans (Guibé, 1974) | Madagascar. | |
| 120px | Spinomantis fimbriatus (Glaw and Vences, 1994) | Madagascar. |
| Spinomantis guibei (Blommers-Schlösser, 1991) | Madagascar. | |
| Spinomantis massi (Glaw and Vences, 1994) | Madagascar. | |
| Spinomantis microtis (Guibé, 1974) | Madagascar. | |
| Spinomantis mirus Sabino-Pinto, Rakotoarison, Bletz, Edmonds, Glaw, and Vences, 2019 | Madagascar | |
| Spinomantis nussbaumi Cramer, Rabibisoa, and Raxworthy, 2008 | Madagascar (Mahajanga) | |
| 120px | Spinomantis peraccae (Boulenger, 1896) | Madagascar. |
| 120px | Spinomantis phantasticus (Glaw and Vences, 1997) | northeastern Madagascar |
| 120px | Spinomantis tavaratra Cramer, Rabibisoa, and Raxworthy, 2008 | northwestern Madagascar. |
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