Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference

Limnodytes madagascariensis Duméril, 1853, Ann. Sci. Nat., Paris, Ser. 3, 19: 155. Holotype: MNHNP 4574, according to Guibé, 1950 "1948", Cat. Types Amph. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat.: 49. Type locality: not stated; given as "Madagascar" by Guibé, 1950 "1948", Cat. Types Amph. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat.: 49.

Hylarana madagascariensis — Günther, 1859 "1858", Cat. Batr. Sal. Coll. Brit. Mus.: 73.

Rana inguinalis Günther, 1877, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Ser. 4, 19: 316. Holotype: BMNH, by original designation (and figured in pl. 3, fig. 3 of Boulenger, 1882, Cat. Batr. Sal. Coll. Brit. Mus., Ed. 2), this specimen being BMNH 1947.2.26.54 according to Blommers-Schlösser and Blanc, 1991, Faune de Madagascar, 75: 343. Type locality: "Anzahamaru", Madagascar. Synonymy Boulenger, 1883, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Ser. 5, 11: 17; Methuen and Hewitt, 1913, Ann. Transvaal Mus., 4: 51; Boulenger, 1919 "1918", Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1918: 257; Ahl, 1931, Das Tierreich, 55: 35; Guibé, 1978, Bonn. Zool. Monogr., 11: 12.

Rana madagascariensis — Boulenger, 1882, Cat. Batr. Sal. Coll. Brit. Mus., Ed. 2: 67.

Mantidactylus madagascariensis — Mocquard, 1902, Bull. Soc. Philomath., Paris, Ser. 9, 4: 13. Methuen and Hewitt, 1913, Ann. Transvaal Mus., 4: 51.

Aglyptodactylus madagascariensis — Boulenger, 1919 "1918", Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1918: 257. Guibé, 1978, Bonn. Zool. Monogr., 11: 12.

Mantidactylus purpureus Ahl, 1929 "1928", Mitt. Zool. Mus. Berlin, 14: 476. Syntypes: ZMB (12 specimens) unnumbered according to the original publication. ZMB 30505, reported as the lot number of syntypes by Guibé, 1978, Bonn. Zool. Monogr., 11: 12, Type locality: "Nord-West-Madagascar". Synonymy by Guibé, 1978, Bonn. Zool. Monogr., 11: 12.

Mantidactylus (Mantidactylus) purpureus — Ahl, 1931, Das Tierreich, 55: 20.

Mantidactylus (Aglyptodactylus) madagascariensis — Ahl, 1931, Das Tierreich, 55: 35.

English Names

Madagascar Jumping Frog (Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 110).

Distribution

Forests of northern and eastern Madagascar.

Comment

See account by Glaw and Vences, 2007, Field Guide Amph. Rept. Madagascar, Ed. 3: 182-183, provided an account and noted three unnamed species in southeastern and northeastern Madagascar.

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