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MADAGASCAN POISONOUS FROGS
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Mantella laevigata
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Family: Mantellidae
Genus: Mantella
Species: laevigata
Common Names
Arboreal Mantella , Folohy Golden Frog
Countries
Madagascar
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Species Distribution Map
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Taxonomy and Biology
Adult length: 22mm
Description
Dorsal head and body surface colour is yellow to yellowish green anteriorly
usually ending in a semicircular border posteriorly or narrowing to
a line posteriorly. Head laterally and flanks are blackish brown to
black ( sometimes with a single small yellowish spot beneath the eye
) and the border between dorsum and flanks is sharply defined. Ventral
surface colour is black with blue or bluish grey spotting or mottling.
Throat is black usually without blue spotting ( sometimes weakly present
). Arms and legs are black above and black below with some blue or bluish
grey spotting. Fingers and toes are black usually with blue spotting.
Habitat
Tropical rainforest at elevations up to about 700 metres.
Habits
Diurnal and mainly arboreal and scansorial. Breeds in tree holes.
Prey
Feeds mainly on ants and termites.
Poison Activity
Poison Type: Pumiliotoxins, Decahydroquinolines,
Pyrrolizidines, Indolizidines, Quinolizidines
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