Scaphiophryne gottlebei: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the scaphiophryne gottlebei lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Scaphiophryne gottlebei
Group	Frogs & toads
Status	Endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Africa
Class	Amphibian
Order	Anura
Family	Microhylidae

Where does the scaphiophryne gottlebei live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the scaphiophryne gottlebei in 1 country or territory across Africa. Wikidata lists it as endemic to Madagascar.

Madagascar

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the scaphiophryne gottlebei endangered?

The scaphiophryne gottlebei’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the scaphiophryne gottlebei?

The scaphiophryne gottlebei (Scaphiophryne gottlebei) is an amphibian in the order Anura and the family Microhylidae, genus Scaphiophryne. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the scaphiophryne gottlebei

Scaphiophryne gottlebei, commonly known as the Malagasy rainbow frog, ornate hopper, rainbow burrowing frog, red rain frog or Gottlebe's narrow-mouthed frog, is one of the most highly decorated frogs from Madagascar. The primary threats to this endangered species are habitat loss and capture for the pet trade (now illegal).

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Scaphiophryne gottlebei (revision 1377211311), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q2360445 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).