Mantidactylus
Mantidactylus guttulatus, the type species of Mantidactylus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Amphibia Subclass: Lissamphibia Order: Anura Suborder: Neobatrachia Family: Mantellidae Subfamily: Mantellinae Genus: Mantidactylus Boulenger, 1895
Species
Presently more than 80, see text (but see also "Synonyms" below)
Synonyms
Blommersia Dubois, 1992 Boehmantis Glaw & Vences, 2006 Gephyromantis Methuen, 1920 Guibemantis Dubois, 1992 Spinomantis Dubois, 1992 Wakea Glaw & Vences, 2006 (but see text)

Mantidactylus is a frog genus in the family Mantellidae. These frogs live only in Madagascar and Mayotte^{[verification needed]}. These frogs are usually less brightly colored than their relatives in Mantella.

In recent works, Blommersia, Boehmantis, Gephyromantis, Guibemantis, Spinomantis and Wakea are often separated from Mantidactylus.

Species

Mantidactylus peraccae, one of the species now often placed in Spinomantis

New species continue to be described at a rate of a few per year on average. Recently-described species are often not formally placed in Mantidactylus; this may eventually be done but until then, names like "Mantidactylus azzurrae" for example are nomina nuda and must not be used.

Recently-described species not placed in Mantidactylus:

• Gephyromantis azzurrae Mercurio & Andreone, 2007

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