Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference

Mantidactylus glandulosus Methuen and Hewitt, 1913, Ann. Transvaal Mus., 4: 60. Holotype: TMP 1018, according to the original publication; considered lost by Blommers-Schlösser and Blanc, 1991, Faune de Madagascar, 75: 261. Type locality: "Folohy" eastern Madagascar. A nomen dubium not associated with a known population. Blommers-Schlösser and Blanc, 1991, Faune de Madagascar, 75: 261, suggested that it may be in this synonymy.

Mantidactylus (Mantidactylus) glandulosus — Ahl, 1931, Das Tierreich, 55: 22.

Mantidactylus pseudoasper Guibé, 1974, Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. Paris, Ser. 3, Zool., 171: 1173. Holotype: MNHNP 1973.752, by original designation. Type locality: "Massif du Marojezy, en forêt (300 m)", Madagascar.

Mantidactylus (Gephyromantis) pseudoasper — Dubois, 1992, Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon, 61: 312. .

Mantidactylus (Phylacomantis) pseudoasper — Glaw and Vences, 1994, Fieldguide Amph. Rept. Madagascar, Ed. 2: 401.

Gephyromantis (Phylacomantis) pseudoasper — Vences and Glaw, 2006, in Vences et al. (eds.), Calls Frogs Madagascar: 22. Glaw and Vences, 2006, Organisms Divers. Evol., Electron. Suppl., 11(1): 3.

English Names

Massif Madagascar Frog (Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 101).

Distribution

Madagascar in the Marojezy Mountains.

Comment

Prior to the revision of Glaw and Vences, 2006, Organisms Divers. Evol., 6: 236-253, in the Mantidactylus (Gephyromantis) redimitus group of Dubois, 1992, Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon, 61: 312. See comment under Mantidactylus glandulosus. Andreone, Glaw, Nussbaum, Raxworthy, Vences, and Randrianirina, 2003, J. Nat. Hist., 37: 2119-2149, discussed the occurrence of this species on Nosy Be. Glaw and Vences, 2007, Field Guide Amph. Rept. Madagascar, Ed. 3: 218-219, provided an account.

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