How to Identify Mantellidae

Key Identification Features

• The mating calls combine two distinct inharmonious note types: a long note repeated in short pulses, and a shorter note made up of three repeated notes.
• baroni has prominent aposematic features on its forelimbs, hindlimbs, and rostral line.
• Males are slightly smaller than females, but sex cannot easily be identified from external physical traits; males are most reliably recognized by their mating calls.
• The tympanum is distinctly visible.

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