Black-eared mantella

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Black-eared Mantella

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Mantellidae
Genus: Mantella
Species:
M. milotympanum
Binomial name
Mantella milotympanum
Staniszewski, 1996

The black-eared mantella (Mantella milotympanum) is a species of frog in the family Mantellidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural

habitat loss
. None of its habitat is currently protected (2017).

It is kept as a pet; in the past, it has been collected in large numbers, and the pet trade may be a major threat to the species.

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