Mantella aurantiaca Mocquard, 1900
Mantella aurantiaca Mocquard, 1900, Bull. Soc. Philomath., Paris, Ser. 9, 2: 110. also Mocquard, 1900, Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. Paris, 6: 348. Syntypes: MNHNP 1899.412-413, according to Guibé, 1950 "1948", Cat. Types Amph. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat.: 33. MNHNP 1899.412 designated lectotype by Vences, Glaw, and Böhme, 1999, Alytes, 17: 40. Type locality: "forêt entre Beforana et Moramanga", Madagascar.
Mantella aurantiaca aurantiaca — Staniszewski, 1996, Reptilian, 4: 22.
Mantella aurantiaca rubra Staniszewski, 1996, Reptilian, 4: 24. Type(s): Not formally designated although several specimens involved; ZFMK 68868 designated lectotype by Vences, Glaw, and Böhme, 1999, Alytes, 17: 40. Type locality: "forests of Anosibe An'Ala", Madagascar; considered to be unknown by Vences, Glaw, and Böhme, 1999, Alytes, 17: 40, who rejected the validity of the taxon.
English Names
Golden Frog (Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 100; Staniszewski, 2001, Mantellas: 148).
Golden Mantella (Cochran, 1961, Living Amph. World: 132; Ananjeva, Borkin, Darevsky, and Orlov, 1988, Dict. Amph. Rept. Five Languages: 114; Staniszewski, 2001, Mantellas: 148; CITES).
Madagascan Golden Frog (Staniszewski, 2001, Mantellas: 148).
Ginger Tree Frog (Ananjeva, Borkin, Darevsky, and Orlov, 1988, Dict. Amph. Rept. Five Languages: 114).
Orange Mantella (Staniszewski, 2001, Mantellas: 148).
Yellow Mantella (Staniszewski, 2001, Mantellas: 148).
Red Mantella (Staniszewski, 2001, Mantellas: 148).
Malagasy Golden Mantella (CITES).
Distribution
Eastern slopes of central Madagascar in upland wet swamp forests in the Torotorofotsy area and the Andromena Forest at the Samarirana River (920-960 m elevation).
Comment
See account by Blommers-Schlösser, 1979, Beaufortia, 29: 61. In the Mantella aurantiaca group of Vences, Glaw, and Böhme, 1999, Alytes, 17: 3-72; and Glaw and Vences, 2006, Organisms Divers. Evol., Electron. Suppl., 11(1): 2. See account by Staniszewski, 2001, Mantellas: 148-153. Glaw and Vences, 2007, Field Guide Amph. Rept. Madagascar, Ed. 3: 198-199, provided an account. See photograph, map, description of geographic range and habitat, and conservation status in Stuart, Hoffmann, Chanson, Cox, Berridge, Ramani, and Young, 2008, Threatened Amph. World: 426, who noted that this taxon may represent more than one species. Bora, Dolch, Jenkins, Jovanovic, Rabemananjara, Randrianirina, Rafanomezantsoa, Raharivololoniaina, Ramilijaona, Raminosoa, Randrianavelona, Raselimanana, Razafimahatratra, Razafindraibe, and Vences, 2008, Herpetol. Notes, 1: 39-48, detailed the range and provided a map. Randrianavelona, Rakotonoely, Ratsimbazafy, and Jenkins, 2010, Afr. J. Herpetol., 59: 65-78, discussed range and conservation biology.
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