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MADAGASCAN POISONOUS FROGS
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Mantella expecta
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Family: Mantellidae
Genus: Mantella
Species: expecta
Common Names
Blue Legged Mantella , Tulear Golden Frog
Countries
Madagascar
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Species Distribution Map
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Taxonomy and Biology
Adult length: 20mm
Description
Dorsal head and body surface colour is greenish yellow or lemon yellow
to dirty yellow or yellowish brown sometimes with a suffusion of reddish
brown posteriorly. Flanks are black and the border between dorsum and
flanks is sharply defined. A white to blue labial line is present on
the upper lip and extends to the arm. Ventral surface colour is black
with blue spotting or mottling. Throat is mainly blue with some black
spotting. Legs are usually bright blue to bluish grey sometimes with
yellow spots or brown markings but some specimens are brown with blue
on the rear thigh and calf. Fingers and toes are blue.
Habitat
Tropical dry to tropical moist baobab forest
Habits
Diurnal and terrestrial frog.
Prey
Feeds mainly on ants and termites.
Poison Activity
Poison Type: Pumiliotoxins, Indolizidines
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