Wakea madinika
| Wakea madinika | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Mantellidae |
| Subfamily: | Mantellinae |
| Genus: | Wakea Glaw & Vences, 2006 |
| Species: | W. madinika
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| Binomial name | |
| Wakea madinika (Vences, Andreone, Glaw & Mattioli, 2002)
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| Synonyms | |
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Mantidactylus madinika Vences, Andreone, Glaw & Mattioli, 2002 | |
Wakea madinika is a species of frogs in the mantellid subfamily Mantellinae. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Wakea. It is endemic to Madagascar.
Discovery
[edit]Wakea madinika reaches males 11–13 mm (0.43–0.51 in) snout-vent length and females 15–16 mm (0.59–0.63 in) length, is thereby the smallest species in the family Mantellidae[2]
Although the species was previously only known from a single location (a cacao plantation), during expeditions in 2016, 2019 and 2022 it was also identified from other sites. One site was located >100km from the type locality, in Ankarana Special Reserve; indicating that Wakea madinika should no longer be considered a micro-endemic.[3]
Taxonomy
[edit]This species was originally described as a member of the genus Mantidactylus, but was transferred to its own genus in 2006.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2016). "Wakea madinika". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T57499A84173741. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T57499A84173741.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ New Dwarf Species of frogs from Northwestern Madagascar
- ^ Carné, A.; Vieites, D.R.; Ferrer, X.; Moreno, M.; Ponz-Segrelles, G.; Rahagalala, N.A.A.; Rakotomanga, S.E.; Ramón-Laca, A.; Ratsoavina, F.M.; van den Burg, M.P. (2025). "Microendemism in Madagascar: small ranges or sampling gaps? The case of the frog Wakea madinika". Salamandra. 61 (2): 160–170. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
- ^ Glaw, Frank; Vences, Miguel (2006). "Phylogeny and genus-level classification of mantellid frogs (Amphibia, Anura)". Organisms, Diversity & Evolution. 6 (2006): 236–253. doi:10.1016/j.ode.2005.12.001.
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