Golden Mantella (Mantella aurantiaca), insitu at the Menalamba locality within the Torotorofotsy Wetlands Reserve, eastern Madagascar.
One of the more famous localities for the species, Menalamba (Meaning “Red Cloth” in Malagasy) is a popular eco-tourist spot for Herpetologists and even Bird Watchers.
Only a few days into my trip to Madagascar whilst doing work at the Amphibian Survival Assurance Center of Andasibe (ASACA), a part of Association Mitsinjo, I decided to try and find a species of Amphibian that started my entire lifes work and passion from a young age, the Golden Mantella.
Author: Joshua S. Ralph. Establishment/Organisation: MantellaMan Conservation. First published: 21/02/16 Review date:
Common name:Tokyo Salamander (Tokyo Lungless Salamander, Hynobid Salamander) Scientific name: Hynobius tokyoensis – Tago, 1931 Family:Hynobiidae Country of Origin:Japan Localities: Mainly distributed in the Fukushima Prefecture southwestwards through Tokyo to Kanagawa Prefecture out westwards through Tokyo to Kanagawa Prefecture of the Kanto District.
If you didnt know already, I have approximately 15 years experience keeping and breeding species of Amphibia, with a speciality within the genus of Mantella frogs from Madagascar. So, below you will find a care guide to how I keep and breed the said species.
Author:Joshua S. Ralph. Establishment/Organisation:MantellaMan Conservation.
Common name:Golden Mantella (Malagasy Golden Mantella, Madagascan Golden Frog, Golden Frog, Orange Mantella, Red Mantella) Scientific name:Mantella aurantiaca – Mocquard, 1900. Family:Mantellidae Country of Origin:Madagascar. Localities: North and South of the Moramanga region, at the Torotorofotsy Wetland Reserve (c. 7km north-west of Andasibe); Andromena Forest at the Samarirana River.
If you didnt know already, I have approximately 15 years experience keeping and breeding species of Amphibia, with a speciality within the genus of Mantella frogs from Madagascar. So, below you will find a care guide to how I keep and breed the said species.
Author: Joshua S. Ralph. Establishment/Organisation:MantellaMan Conservation.
Common name:Yellow Mantella (Eastern Golden Frog, Eastern Mantella) Scientific name:Mantella crocea – Pintak & Böhme, 1990 Family:Mantellidae Country of Origin: Madagascar. Localities: Bakozetra west of Parc National de Mantadia; Ifoha west of Parc National de Mantadia; a forest area east of Ambohimanarivo; and outside the Réserve Naturelle Intégrale de Zahamena.
Madagascan Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 