Golden Mantella (Mantella aurantiaca) Case Study

MBZF Grant 12254474
Amphibian

Continent: Africa

Country: Madagascar

Grant Amount: $7,000

Awarded Date: November 13, 2012

Sylvain Ralaiarimalala

Madagasikara Voakajy


Lot II F 14 P Bis A

Andraisoro

Antananarivo

101

Madagascar

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Assessing and protecting the Golden Mantella's required breeding ponds

The golden mantella is a critically endangered frog, endemic to Moramanga district in Eastern Madagascar. This project aims to (i) determine the plant composition of the golden mantella breeding ponds and adjacent forests, (ii) determine the physical characteristics of the breeding ponds and (iii) restore the breeding ponds damaged by illegal gold mining. It will be carried out in Mangabe forest, southern Moramanga.

A plant survey was carried out at 11 golden mantella breeding ponds in Mangabe forest and their adjacent forests from September to November 2012 by the Madagascar team of Missouri Botanical Garden. In total, 862 plant species were recorded from Mangabe forest, of which 104 were found in the mantella breeding ponds. Three Endangered plant species are found in the mantella breeding ponds: Bulbophyllum auriflorum, Pandanus spinifer and Phyllanthus moramangicus. In the forest, 23 other Endangered species were recorded. The Critically Endangered tree Aspidostemum capuronii was recorded to exist around Mangabe forest in the literature but was not observed during this survey. This project highlights that efforts to conserve the golden mantella frog will also benefit other endemic and threatened Malagasy biodiversity.

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