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Gephyromantis klemmeri

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Klemmer's Madagascar frog
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Mantellidae
Genus: Gephyromantis
Species:
G. klemmeri
Binomial name
Gephyromantis klemmeri
(Guibé, 1974)

Gephyromantis klemmeri, commonly known as Klemmer's Madagascar frog, is a species of frog in the family Mantellidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.

Etymology

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The specific name, klemmeri, is in honor of German herpetologist Konrad Klemmer.[2]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitats of G. klemmeri are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.[1]

Conservation status

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G. klemmeri is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2016). "Gephyromantis klemmeri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T57492A84172892. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T57492A84172892.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (20130. The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Exeter, England: Pelagic Piblishing. xiii + 244 pp. ISBN 978-1-907807-41-1. (Gephryomantis klemmeri, p. 113).