Guibemantis methueni

Guibemantis methueni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Mantellidae
Genus: Guibemantis
Species:
G. methueni
Binomial name
Guibemantis methueni
(Angel, 1929)
Synonyms
  • Gephyromantis methueni Angel, 1929
  • Mantidactylus (Mantidactylus) methueni Ahl, 1931

Guibemantis methueni is a species of frog in the family Mantellidae. It is endemic to Madagascar, occurring at altitudes below 980 m ASL on the east coast of the island.

Taxonomy

This species was formerly synonymous with Guibemantis bicalcaratus, but was re-elevated to species status in 2013 following phylogenetic analysis. Per R.M.A. Blommers-Schlösser, who initially lumped the two species, there are few evident morphological differences between these two species and their congener, Guibemantis pulcher; however, G. pulcher can be differentiated by its brighter green coloration and violet markings.

Ecology

It lays its eggs in the cups formed at the axil of Pandanus spp. trees, where its tadpoles will also develop in the small pools of water.

References

  1. 1 2 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2023) [amended version of 2016 assessment]. "Guibemantis methueni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T79789210A228508194. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T79789210A228508194.en.
  2. ↑ Angel, Fernand (1929). "Matériaux de la Mission G. Petit à Madagascar : Description de trois Batraciens nouveaux appartenant aux genres Mantidactylus et Gephyromantis" [Materials from G. Petit’s Expedition to Madagascar. Description of Three New Amphibians Belonging to the Genera Mantidactylus and Gephyromantis]. Bulletin du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle (in French). 2 (1): 361–363.
  3. 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. (2024). "Guibemantis methueni (Angel, 1929)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.2. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
  4. 1 2 Vences, M.; Rakotoarison, A.; Rakotondrazafy, A.M.A; Ratsoavina, F.M.; Randrianiaina, R.-D.; Glaw, F.; Lehtinen, R.M.; Raxworthy, C.J. (2013). "Assessing the diversity of phytotelmic frogs along Madagascar's east coast: Redefinition of Guibemantis bicalcaratus (Boettger, 1913) and revalidation of Guibemantis methueni (Angel, 1929)". Vertebrate Zoology. 63 (2): 193–205. doi:10.3897/vz.63.e31427.
  5. ↑ Blommers-Schlösser, R.M.A. (1979). "Biosystematics of the Malagasy frogs. I. Mantellinae (Ranidae)". Beaufortia. 29 (352): 1–77.