Spinomantis beckei Vences, Köhler, and Glaw, 2017

Class: Amphibia > Order: Anura > Family: Mantellidae > Subfamily: Mantellinae > Genus: Spinomantis > Species: Spinomantis beckei

Spinomantis beckei Vences, Köhler, and Glaw, 2017, Zootaxa, 4317: 382. Holotype: ZSM 173/2005, by original designation. Type locality: "along a stream at high elevation in Andohahela National Park (coordinates not taken but at ca. 1–3 km south from campsite at S24.54403, E46.71412, and at approximately 1650 m above sea level), Toliara Province, southeastern Madagascar". Zoobank publication registraton: 60EBAA17-D222-47F8-8549-E7E62F7C4926

Distribution

High elevations of the Andohahela National Park, Toliara Province, southeastern Madagascar. 

Geographic Occurrence

Natural Resident: Madagascar

Endemic: Madagascar

Comment

The sister species of and previously confused with Spinomantis bertini according to the original publication. 

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