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Scaphiophryne gottlebei (Red rain frog)

Wikipedia Abstract

Scaphiophryne gottlebei, commonly known as the Malagasy rainbow frog, the ornate hopper, the rainbow burrowing frog, the red rain frog or Gottlebe's narrow-mouthed frog, is one of the most highly decorated of the Madagascan frogs. Thousands are captured every year for the pet trade.
View Wikipedia Record: Scaphiophryne gottlebei

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Scaphiophryne gottlebei

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
11
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
80
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 22.64
EDGE Score: 5.94
View EDGE Record: Scaphiophryne gottlebei

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  7 grams
Diet [1]  Carnivore (Invertebrates)
Female Maturity [2]  1 year
Male Maturity [2]  1 year
Litter Size [1]  182
Litters / Year [1]  1
Maximum Longevity [2]  2 years
Nocturnal [1]  Yes
Snout to Vent Length [1]  1.575 inches (4 cm)

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Isalo National Park II 215133 Madagascar

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Madagascar and the Indian Ocean Islands Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles Yes

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Oliveira, Brunno Freire; São-Pedro, Vinícius Avelar; Santos-Barrera, Georgina; Penone, Caterina; C. Costa, Gabriel. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Sci. Data.
♦ 2de Magalhaes, J. P., and Costa, J. (2009) A database of vertebrate longevity records and their relation to other life-history traits. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 22(8):1770-1774
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0