Mantidactylus madecassus

Mantidactylus madecassus, commonly known as the Andringitra Madagascar frog, is a species of frog in the family Mantellidae. It is endemic to Madagascar.

Mantidactylus madecassus
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Mantellidae
Genus:	Mantidactylus
Species:	M. madecassus
Binomial name
Mantidactylus madecassus (Millot & Guibé, 1950)

Range and habitat

Mantidactylus madecassus is native to the Andringitra Massif in Madagascar's Central Highlands. It lives in clear, rocky streams between 1,500 and 2,500 meters elevation, in upper montane forest and in high-elevation shrublands and savannas above the tree-line. It is mostly aquatic, and breeds in slower-flowing streams and pools.^[1]

It has been recorded at about ten locations in Andringitra. Its extent of occurrence (EOO) is 1,290 km². It is rare, and its population is decreasing from loss and degradation of habitat.^[1]