Mantella baroni

Baron's Mantella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Mantellidae
Genus: Mantella
Species: M. baroni
Binomial name
Mantella baroni
Boulenger, 1888
Common names: Baron's mantella, variegated golden frog, Madagascar poison frog[1]

Mantella baroni is a species of frog in the Mantellidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. F. Harvey Pough ... (2004). Herpetology. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/Prentice Hall. ISBN 0-13-100849-8.
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