Mantella milotympanum

(Staniszewski, 1996)

Vernacular names
English : Black-eared mantella
French : Mantelle à oreillons noirs

Classification
Class : Amphibia
Order : Anura
Family : Mantellidae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
One of the smallest known mantella species, rarely exceeding 1.7 cm in length. Coloration is entirely golden orange-yellow to almost red. Black spot on tympanum and on nose. Entirely black iris. Skin looks slightly warty.

Range and habitat
The species is endemic to a small area of east-central Madagascar, south of Fierenana valley. Lives in gallery forests, near swamps, seasonally flooded forests, up to 1000 m.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : CRITICALLY ENDANGERED
CITES : Appendix II
Status : This species has an extremely small range lying outside any protected areas. It is declining because of increasing habitat destruction.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

Observation

 

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