Mantella aurantiaca

Dyreriget – Padder – Springpadder – Mantellaer

Mantella aurantiaca
Gylden Mantella

Mantella aurantiaca
Mantella aurantiaca
Mantella aurantiaca

Keeping

I keep a group of this magnificent little frog in an Exo-Terra Terrarium measuring 60x45x45 cm. It is placed low in my room, to make sure, the temperature don’t rise to high.

The terrarium has a layer of LECA as a drainage layer – and on top of this, i have put a layer of dead leaves for hides and to make it look more natural. Larger hides are made of pieces of bark, layed on top of the leaves. The drainage layer is filled almost to the top with water, to ensure a high degree of humidity – besides of this, the terrarium is sprayed with rain-water every other day.

The back-ground is a piece of Cork-Bark cut into size, to fit the back completely. A single plant species (Ficus punctata) is creeping the background of the terrarium.

Feeding

I feed my frogs three times a week. They are feed primarily with Drosophila hydei, but also sometimes with Drosophila melanogaster, pinheads from Gryllus bimaculatus, and springtails (Collembola)

Literature for the genus Mantella

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  • Andriamaharavo, N.R., H.M. Garraffo, T.F. Spande, L.-A. Giddings, D.R. Vieites, M. Vences & R.A. Saporito. 2015. Individual and Geographic Variation of Skin Alkaloids in Three Swamp-Forest Species of Madagascan Poison Frogs (Mantella). J. Chem. Ecol., 41(9): 837-847.
  • Andriantsiferana, M., N.R. Andriamaharavo, C.R. Razafindrabe, C. Harisoa, P. Rasendra, M. Garraffo, T. Spande & J. Daly. 2005. New Lipophilic Alkaloids from Mantella frogs collected in Madagascar. In: 11th NAPRECA Symposium Book of Proceedings. Pp. 169-186.
  • Arnoult, J. 1966 Écologie et développement de Mantella aurantiaca. Bull. Mus. Nat. Hist. Nat. Paris, (2)37: 931-940.
  • Bora, P., R. Dolch, R. Jenkins, O. Jovanovich, F.C.E. Rabemananjara, J. Randrianirina, J. Rafanomezantsoa, L. Raharivololoniaina, O. Ramilijaona, N. Raminosoa, R. Randrianavelona, A. Raselimanana, B. Razafimahatratra, T. Razafindraibe & M. Vences. 2008. Geographical distribution of three species of Malagasy poison frogs of high conservation priority: Mantella aurantiaca, M. crocea and M. milotympanum. Herpetol. Notes, 1: 39-48.
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  • Busse, K. & W. Böhme. 1992. Two remarkable frog discoveries of the genera Mantella (Ranidae: Mantellinae) and Scaphiophryne (Microhylidae: Scaphiophryninae) from the west coast of Madagascar. Rev. fr. Aquariol., 19(1/2): 57-64.
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  • Chiari, Y., M. Vences, D.R. Vieites, F. Rabemananjara, P. Bora, O. Ramilijaona Ravoahangimalala & A. Meyer. 2004. New Evidence for parallel evolution of colour patterns in Malagasy poison frogs (Mantella). Mol. Ecol., 13: 3763-3774.
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  • Crottini, A., J.L. Brown, V. Mercurio, F. Glaw, M. Vences & F. Andreone. 2012. Phylogeography of the poison frog Mantella viridis (Amphibia: Mantellidae) reveals chromatic and genetic differentiation across ecotones in northern Madagascar. J. Zool. Syst. Evol. Res., 50(4): 305-314.
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  • Daly, J.W., H.M. Garraffo, G.S.E. Hall & J.F. Cover, Jr. 1997 Absence of Skin Alkaloids in Captive-Raised Madagascan Mantelline Frogs (Mantella) and Sequestration of Dietary Alkaloids Toxicon, 35(7): 1131-1135.
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