Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Amphibia
Subclassis: Lissamphibia
Ordo: Anura
Familia: Mantellidae
Subfamilia: Mantellinae
Genus: Blommersia
Species: Blommersia blommersae
Name
Blommersia blommersae (Guibé, 1975)
Type locality: "Sud de Moramanga", Madagascar.
Holotype: MNHNP 1975.5.
Synonyms
Gephyromantis blommersae Guibé, 1975
Mantidactylus blommersae — Blommers-Schlösser, 1979
Mantidactylus (Blommersia) blommersae — Dubois, 1992
Blommersia blommersae — Vences & Glaw, 2006
References
Guibé, 1975, Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. Paris, Ser. 3, Zool., 323: 1081.
Dubois, 1992, Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon, 61: 311.
Frost, D.R. 2021. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.1. Electronic Database accessible at https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. DOI: 10.5531/db.vz.0001 Blommersia blommersae . Accessed on 07 June 2008.
2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Blommersia blommersae (Least Concern) Downloaded on 07 June 2008. (as Mantidactylus blommersae)
Vernacular names
English: Moramanga Madagascar Frog
Blommersia blommersae is a species of frog in the family Mantellidae. It is endemic to east-central Madagascar.[1][3][4][5] Both the generic and specific names honour Rose Marie Antoinette Blommers-Schlösser, a Dutch herpetologist and entomologist[6] who collected the type series.[2] Common name Moramanga Madagascar frog has been proposed for it.[1][3][6]
Description
Blommersia blommersae is a small frog that can grow to 22 mm (0.9 in) in snout–vent length. The overall appearance is slender.[2] The fingers have no webbing whereas the toes are webbed. The colouration is variable:[5] the dorsum is gray or light brown with darker, irregular spots, forming an inter-ocular bar and a V-shaped pattern on the scapular region. The canthal and tympanic regions are brown. The upper lip is white. The lower surfaces are irregularly speckled with dark, especially on the throat and chest.[2]
The male advertisement call is a series of 2–3 chirps lasting about 70–150 ms.[7]
Tadpoles in Gosner stage 25 measure 7–10 mm (0.3–0.4 in) and in stages 39–41 24–28 mm (0.9–1.1 in) in total length.[5]
Habitat and conservation
Blommersia blommersae occurs in swamps in or near forest at elevations of 800–1,780 m (2,620–5,840 ft) above sea level. It can occur in degraded habitats when swamps are present, but not in agricultural areas. Males often call from low vegetation. Breeding takes place in swamps; the eggs are laid on leaves above water. It is a locally very abundant species. It is suffering from the loss of forest habitats. It is known from one reserve near the Andasibe-Mantadia National Park and from the Ranomafana National Park.[1]
References
IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2016). "Blommersia blommersae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T57467A84170022. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T57467A84170022.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
Guibé, Jean (1975). "Batraciens nouveaux de Madagascar". Bulletin du Museum national d'histoire naturelle, Paris. Serie 3. 323 (230): 1081–1089.
Frost, Darrel R. (2020). "Blommersia blommersae (Guibé, 1975)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
Glaw, Frank & Vences, Miguel (2007). A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar (3rd ed.). Cologne, Germany: Vences & Glaw Verlag.
"Blommersia blommersae". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2010. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael & Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. p. 25. ISBN 978-1-907807-42-8.
Vences, Miguel; Köhler, Jörn; Pabijan, Maciej & Glaw, Frank (2010). "Two syntopic and microendemic new frogs of the genus Blommersia from the east coast of Madagascar". African Journal of Herpetology. 59 (2): 133–156. doi:10.1080/21564574.2010.512961.
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