Wakea_madinika

<i>Wakea madinika</i>

Wakea madinika

Species of amphibian

Wakea madinika is a species of frogs in the mantellid subfamily Mantellinae. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Wakea. It is endemic to Madagascar.

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Discovery

Wakea madinika reaches males 11–13 mm (0.43–0.51 in) snout-vent length and females 15–16 mm (0.59–0.63 in) length, is thereby the smallest species in the family Mantellidae[2]

Taxonomy

This species was originally described as a member of the genus Mantidactylus, but was transferred to its own genus in 2006.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2016). "Wakea madinika". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T57499A84173741. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T57499A84173741.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. [2]
    New Dwarf Species of frogs from Northwestern Madagascar
  3. [3]
    Glaw, Frank; Vences, Miguel (2006). "Phylogeny and genus-level classification of mantellid frogs (Amphibia, Anura)". Organisms, Diversity & Evolution. 6 (2006): 236–253. doi:10.1016/j.ode.2005.12.001.


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