Spinomantis
Sign in to saveSpinomantis is a frog genus in the mantellid subfamily Mantellinae. This genus is restricted to Madagascar. At present it contains 13 species. They are arboreal or terrestrial frogs and occur in or along small streams. Most species are nocturnal.
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Spinomantis is a frog genus in the mantellid subfamily Mantellinae. This genus is restricted to Madagascar. At present it contains 13 species. They are arboreal or terrestrial frogs and occur in or along small streams. Most species are nocturnal.
==Taxonomy== The genus Spinomantis was erected as a subgenus of Mantidactylus by Dubois in 1992. It was elevated to genus-level in 2006.
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