Gephyromantis pseudoasper

{{Short description|Species of amphibian}}

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| image = Gephyromantis-pseudoasper.jpg

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group |date=2016 |title=Gephyromantis pseudoasper |volume=2016 |page=e.T57513A84175596 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T57513A84175596.en |access-date=15 November 2021}}

| parent = Gephyromantis (Phylacomantis)

| taxon = Gephyromantis pseudoasper

| authority = (Guibé, 1974)

| range_map = Gephyromantis pseudoasper map-fr.svg

| synonyms = {{species list

| Mantidactylus glandulosus | Methuen and Hewitt, 1913

| Mantidactylus pseudoasper | Guibé, 1974 }}

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Gephyromantis pseudoasper, also known as the Massif Madagascar frog, is a species of frog in the family Mantellidae. It is endemic to northern Madagascar. It occurs in both pristine and degraded rainforests and in secondary vegetation at elevations up to {{convert|900|m|abbr=on}} above sea level. It can be found both on the ground and in trees. Breeding takes place in streams.

Advertisement call

The advertisement call of the species is an energetic, high-pitched series of notes, emitted often in the early hours of the morning. File:Gephyromantis pseudoasper advertisement call.wav

References

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{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/index.php//Amphibia/Anura/Mantellidae/Mantellinae/Gephyromantis/Gephyromantis-pseudoasper |title=Gephyromantis pseudoasper (Guibé, 1974) |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2018 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |accessdate=3 April 2018}}

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pseudoasper

Category:Endemic frogs of Madagascar

Category:Taxa named by Jean Marius René Guibé

Category:Amphibians described in 1974

Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot

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