(By Nirhy Rabibisoa). The harlequin mantella (Mantella cowani) is a colorful species with red or orange bands on limbs contrasting with black skin, and underside with blue spots. This iconic species is a terrestrial frog inhabiting high plateau streams or wetland moorlands. Like all of Mantella spp., eggs are laid on land and then carried by water during the heavy rain into small streams. (read more) |
