Spinomantis fimbriatus

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| image = Spinomantis fimbriatus01.jpg

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group |date=2016 |title=Spinomantis fimbriatus |volume=2016 |page=e.T57482A84171528 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T57482A84171528.en |access-date=15 November 2021}}

| genus = Spinomantis

| species = fimbriatus

| authority = (Glaw & Vences, 1994)

| synonyms = Mantidactylus fimbriatus Glaw & Vences, 1994}}

Spinomantis fimbriatus is a species of frog in the Mantellid subfamily Mantellinae, endemic to Madagascar.

Taxonomy

This species was described in the genus Mantidactylus, subgenus Spinomantis, by Glaw & Vences in 1994.{{cite book|last1=Glaw|first1=Frank|last2=Vences|first2=Miguel|title=A Fieldguide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar|date=1994|publisher=Vences & Glaw Verlags GmbH|location=Cologne, Germany|edition=2nd}}{{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}}

Habitat and distribution

The species is endemic to Madagascar. It has been recorded from Andasibe in eastern Madagascar, north to Masoala, Anjanaharibe and Marojejy in northeastern Madagascar. Its natural habitats are pristine subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests at elevations of 500–1,000 m.

Conservation

While S. fimbriatus is currently classified as Least Concern by the IUCN due to its abundant populations throughout its range, the species is likely under some pressure from loss of its forest habitat to agriculture, settlements, and timber and charcoal production, and the spread of invasive plants like eucalyptus.

References

Category:Endemic fauna of Madagascar

Category:Amphibians described in 1994

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