Madagascar Mantella Paludarium

[deranged chipmunk]

Those are so cool looking!! What kind are they?

thanks Savannah, i was actually holding off answering this one until i could get a positive ID on them. i purchased Mantella Madagascarienesis, however, i was able to positively id them as Mantella Baroni. they are almost identical frogs, only differences are on there ventral surfaces. their territories overlap in Madagascar and its believed that one is a morph of the other. most retailers just throw them all together as "painted Mantellas", so it's a crapshoot to see what you really get.