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Golden Frog
Mantella aurantiaca
-18.9231, 48.4179
Field Notes
Description:
The golden frog (Mantella aurantiaca) is a small poisonous frog which is bright yellow, orange or red with some red colouration on the upper surface of the hind legs.
It is a member of the Madagascan genus Mantella, the members of which have evolved to be very similar in appearance and behaviour to the very distantly related poison arrow frogs of South America (family Dendrobatidae).
Habitat:
Seen in a butterfly park in the eastern rainforest area of Madagascar.
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Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedJune 14, 2014
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