Mantella bernhardi Vences, Glaw, Peyrieras, Böhme, and Busse, 1994
Mantella bernhardi Vences, Glaw, Peyrieras, Böhme, and Busse, 1994, Aquar. Terrar. Z., 47: 391. Holotype: ZFMK 57164, by original designation. Type locality: "Regenwald nahe Tolongoina, Provinz Fianarantsoa", Madagascar.
English Names
Bernhard's Mantella (Staniszewski, 2001, Mantellas: 159).
Black Mantella (Staniszewski, 2001, Mantellas: 159).
Tolongoina Golden Frog (Staniszewski, 2001, Mantellas: 159).
Distribution
East-southeastern Madagascar from Ranomafana south to near Manambondro, 60-629 m elevation.
Comment
Similar to the Mantella betsileo according to the original publication. The sole member of the Mantella bernhardi 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 Staniszewski, 2001, Mantellas: 159-163. Rabemananjara, Bora, Cadle, Andreone, Rajeriarison, Talata, Glaw, Vences, and Vieites, 2005, Oryx, 39: 339-342, provided new records and discussed the species' distribution. Vieites, Chiari, Vences, Andreone, Rabemananjara, Bora, Nieto-Roman, and Meyer, 2006, Mol. Ecol., 15: 1617-1625, noted two molecularly distinctive and allopatric populations. Rabemananjara, Bora, Cadle, Andreone, Rajeriarison, Talata, Glaw, Vences, and Vieites, 2005, Oryx, 39: 470-474, discussed status and provided records. Glaw and Vences, 2007, Field Guide Amph. Rept. Madagascar, Ed. 3: 192-193, 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: 427.
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