Elegant Madagascar frog (Mantidactylus elegans)

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Synonyms

Mantidactylus (Guibemantis) elegans, Rhacophorus elegans.

Classified as Vulnerable (VU B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii)) on the IUCN Red List 2004 ⁽¹⁾.

1. IUCN Red List (October, 2005)
   http://www.redlist.org