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.
The genus Spinomantis was erected as a subgenus of Mantidactylus by Dubois in 1992.[1] It was elevated to genus-level in 2006.[2]
Spinomantis are small to medium-sized frogs, with adults measuring 22mm60mm in snout–vent length. The toes have rudimentary to moderate webbing. The finger tips are distinctly enlarged. Males have subgular vocal sacs.[2]
There are 14 species:[3]
| image | Scientific Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|
| Spinomantis aglavei (Methuen and Hewitt, 1913) | Madagascar. | |
| Spinomantis beckei Vences, Köhler, and Glaw, 2017 | south-eastern Madagascar | |
| Spinomantis bertini (Guibé, 1947) | Madagascar | |
| Spinomantis brunae (Andreone, Glaw, Vences, and Vallan, 1998) | Madagascar | |
| Spinomantis elegans (Guibé, 1974) | Madagascar. | |
| Spinomantis fimbriatus (Glaw and Vences, 1994) | Madagascar. | |
| Spinomantis guibei (Blommers-Schlösser, 1991) | Madagascar. | |
| Spinomantis massi (Glaw and Vences, 1994) | Madagascar. | |
| Spinomantis microtis (Guibé, 1974) | Madagascar. | |
| Spinomantis mirus Sabino-Pinto, Rakotoarison, Bletz, Edmonds, Glaw, and Vences, 2019 | Madagascar | |
| Spinomantis nussbaumi Cramer, Rabibisoa, and Raxworthy, 2008 | Madagascar (Mahajanga) | |
| Spinomantis peraccae (Boulenger, 1896) | Madagascar. | |
| Spinomantis phantasticus (Glaw and Vences, 1997) | northeastern Madagascar | |
| Spinomantis tavaratra Cramer, Rabibisoa, and Raxworthy, 2008 | northwestern Madagascar. | |