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Mantella baroni

(Mantella baroni)

Description

Mantella baroni (common names Baron's mantella, variegated golden frog or Madagascar poison frog) is a species of frog in the family Mantellidae. The species was described by George Albert Boulenger in 1888, who named it after its collector, Richard Baron. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, rivers, and degraded former forest. Although it has been classified as Least Concern species by the IUCN due to its relatively wide distribution, it is threatened by habitat loss. It is listed on CITES Appendix II. - -

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Amphibia
Order:Anura
Family:Mantellidae
Genus:Mantella
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