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Mantella aurantiaca
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).
Seen in a butterfly park in the eastern rainforest area of Madagascar.
Spotted on May 17, 2014
Submitted on Jun 14, 2014
3 Comments
thanks Ashley...
Looks good to me, but I'm not incredibly familiar with Madagascan frogs :)
I would like confirrnation on the ID of this little frog any amphibian lovers out there...