A variegated golden frog surrounded by purple text. From top to bottom: Mantellidae [Malagasy Poison Frogs] Found only in Madagascar and Mayotte Arrived to Madagascar about 76 to 87 million years ago Occupies ecological niches that would be filled by other frog families elsewhere

Hoppy New Year: The Mantellidae family consists of three very different subfamilies, Mantellinae (resembles poison dart frogs), Laliostominae (looks like the average frog), and Boophinae (similar to tree frogs).
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