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Mantidactylus  Boulenger, 1895
Taxonomic Serial No.: 208088

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s): Hylobatrachus Laurent, 1943
  
    Brygoomantis Dubois, 1992
  
    Ochthomantis Glaw and Vences, 1994
  
    Chonomantis Glaw and Vences, 1994
  
    Maitsomantis Glaw and Vences, 2006
  
  Common Name(s):    
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2025   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassAmphibia  – amphibiens, anfíbio, Amphibians  
                         OrderAnura  – Frogs, perereca, rã, sapo, crapauds, grenouilles, Toads  
                            FamilyMantellidae Laurent, 1946  
                               SubfamilyMantellinae Laurent, 1946  
                                  GenusMantidactylus Boulenger, 1895  
    Direct Children:  
                                     Species Mantidactylus aerumnalis (Peracca, 1893)  
                                     Species Mantidactylus albofrenatus (Müller, 1892)  
                                     Species Mantidactylus alutus (Peracca, 1893)  
                                     Species Mantidactylus ambohimitombi Boulenger, 1919  
                                     Species Mantidactylus ambony Scherz, Rasolonjatovo, Köhler, Rancilhac, Rakotoarison, Raselimanana, Ohler, Preick et al., 2020  
                                     Species Mantidactylus ambreensis Mocquard, 1895  
                                     Species Mantidactylus argenteus Methuen, 1920  
                                     Species Mantidactylus atsimo Scherz, Glaw, Hutter, Bletz, Rakotoarison, Köhler and Vences, 2019  
                                     Species Mantidactylus augustini Scherz, Crottini, Hutter, Hildenbrand, Andreone, Fulgence, Köhler, Ndriantsoa, Ohler et al., 2022  
                                     Species Mantidactylus bellyi Mocquard, 1895  
                                     Species Mantidactylus betsileanus (Boulenger, 1882)  
                                     Species Mantidactylus biporus (Boulenger, 1889)  
                                     Species Mantidactylus bletzae Scherz, Crottini, Hutter, Hildenbrand, Andreone, Fulgence, Köhler, Ndriantsoa, Ohler et al., 2022  
                                     Species Mantidactylus bourgati Guibé, 1973  
                                     Species Mantidactylus brevipalmatus Ahl, 1929  
                                     Species Mantidactylus brevirostris Scherz, Crottini, Hutter, Hildenbrand, Andreone, Fulgence, Köhler, Ndriantsoa, Ohler et al., 2022  
                                     Species Mantidactylus catalai Angel, 1935  
                                     Species Mantidactylus charlotteae Vences and Glaw, 2004  
                                     Species Mantidactylus cowanii (Boulenger, 1882)  
                                     Species Mantidactylus curtus (Boulenger, 1882)  
                                     Species Mantidactylus danieli Rabibisoa, Welt and Raxworthy, 2023  
                                     Species Mantidactylus delormei Angel, 1938  
                                     Species Mantidactylus eulenbergeri Scherz, Crottini, Hutter, Hildenbrand, Andreone, Fulgence, Köhler, Ndriantsoa, Ohler et al., 2022  
                                     Species Mantidactylus femoralis (Boulenger, 1882)  
                                     Species Mantidactylus fergusoni Scherz, Crottini, Hutter, Hildenbrand, Andreone, Fulgence, Köhler, Ndriantsoa, Ohler et al., 2022  
                                     Species Mantidactylus georgei Scherz, Crottini, Hutter, Hildenbrand, Andreone, Fulgence, Köhler, Ndriantsoa, Ohler et al., 2022  
                                     Species Mantidactylus glosi Scherz, Crottini, Hutter, Hildenbrand, Andreone, Fulgence, Köhler, Ndriantsoa, Ohler et al., 2022  
                                     Species Mantidactylus grandidieri Mocquard, 1895  
                                     Species Mantidactylus grubenmanni Scherz, Crottini, Hutter, Hildenbrand, Andreone, Fulgence, Köhler, Ndriantsoa, Ohler et al., 2022  
                                     Species Mantidactylus gudrunae Scherz, Crottini, Hutter, Hildenbrand, Andreone, Fulgence, Köhler, Ndriantsoa, Ohler et al., 2022  
                                     Species Mantidactylus guttulatus (Boulenger, 1881)  
                                     Species Mantidactylus inaudax (Peracca, 1893)  
                                     Species Mantidactylus incognitus Scherz, Crottini, Hutter, Hildenbrand, Andreone, Fulgence, Köhler, Ndriantsoa, Ohler et al., 2022  
                                     Species Mantidactylus jahnarum Scherz, Crottini, Hutter, Hildenbrand, Andreone, Fulgence, Köhler, Ndriantsoa, Ohler et al., 2022  
                                     Species Mantidactylus jonasi Scherz, Crottini, Hutter, Hildenbrand, Andreone, Fulgence, Köhler, Ndriantsoa, Ohler et al., 2022  
                                     Species Mantidactylus katae Scherz, Crottini, Hutter, Hildenbrand, Andreone, Fulgence, Köhler, Ndriantsoa, Ohler et al., 2022  
                                     Species Mantidactylus kortei Scherz, Crottini, Hutter, Hildenbrand, Andreone, Fulgence, Köhler, Ndriantsoa, Ohler et al., 2022  
                                     Species Mantidactylus lugubris (Duméril, 1853)  
                                     Species Mantidactylus macrotympanum Rabibisoa, Welt and Raxworthy, 2023  
                                     Species Mantidactylus madecassus (Millot and Guibé, 1950)  
                                     Species Mantidactylus mahery Scherz, Crottini, Hutter, Hildenbrand, Andreone, Fulgence, Köhler, Ndriantsoa, Ohler et al., 2022  
                                     Species Mantidactylus majori Boulenger, 1896  
                                     Species Mantidactylus manerana Scherz, Crottini, Hutter, Hildenbrand, Andreone, Fulgence, Köhler, Ndriantsoa, Ohler et al., 2022  
                                     Species Mantidactylus marintsoai Scherz, Crottini, Hutter, Hildenbrand, Andreone, Fulgence, Köhler, Ndriantsoa, Ohler et al., 2022  
                                     Species Mantidactylus melanopleura (Mocquard, 1901)  
                                     Species Mantidactylus mocquardi Angel, 1929  
                                     Species Mantidactylus noralottae Mercurio and Andreone, 2007  
                                     Species Mantidactylus olgae Rabibisoa, Welt and Raxworthy, 2023  
                                     Species Mantidactylus opiparis (Peracca, 1893)  
                                     Species Mantidactylus paidroa Bora, Ramilijaona, Raminosoa and Vences, 2011  
                                     Species Mantidactylus pauliani Guibé, 1973  
                                     Species Mantidactylus petakorona Scherz, Glaw, Hutter, Bletz, Rakotoarison, Köhler and Vences, 2019  
                                     Species Mantidactylus poissoni Angel, 1937  
                                     Species Mantidactylus radaka Rancilhac, Bruy, Scherz, Pereira Silva, Preick, Straube, Lyra, Ohler, Streicher et al., 2020  
                                     Species Mantidactylus riparius Scherz, Crottini, Hutter, Hildenbrand, Andreone, Fulgence, Köhler, Ndriantsoa, Ohler et al., 2022  
                                     Species Mantidactylus schulzi Vences, Hildenbrand, Warmuth, Andreone and Glaw, 2018  
                                     Species Mantidactylus steinfartzi Scherz, Crottini, Hutter, Hildenbrand, Andreone, Fulgence, Köhler, Ndriantsoa, Ohler et al., 2022  
                                     Species Mantidactylus stelliger Scherz, Crottini, Hutter, Hildenbrand, Andreone, Fulgence, Köhler, Ndriantsoa, Ohler et al., 2022  
                                     Species Mantidactylus tavaratra Rabibisoa, Welt and Raxworthy, 2023  
                                     Species Mantidactylus tricinctus (Guibé, 1947)  
                                     Species Mantidactylus tripunctatus Angel, 1930  
                                     Species Mantidactylus ulcerosus (Boettger, 1880)  
                                     Species Mantidactylus zipperi Vences and Glaw, 2004  
                                     Species Mantidactylus zolitschka Glaw and Vences, 2004  
       

 References
       
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  Source: Amphibian Species of the World 6.2 2025-09-15, database (version 6.2)  
  Acquired: 2025   
  Notes: Frost, Darrel R. 2025. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.2 (15 September, 2025). lectronic Database accessible at https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/index.php American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA   
  Reference for: Mantidactylus   
       
  Source: Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference v6, database (version 6.0)  
  Acquired: 2019   
  Notes: Frost, Darrel R. 2019. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6 (12 September, 2019). Electronic Database accessible at http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.html American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA   
  Reference for: Mantidactylus   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Frost, Darrel R.  
  Publication Date: 1997   
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  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Amphibian Species of the World, A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Second edition   
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  Publisher: Electronic manuscript supplied by compiler   
  Publication Place: New York, New York, U.S.A.   
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