{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Taxon",
  "slug": "mantella",
  "name": "Golden Mantella",
  "scientificName": "Mantella aurantiaca",
  "category": "Amphibian",
  "summary": "The golden mantella (Mantella aurantiaca) is a thumbnail-sized bright-orange frog of eastern Madagascar rainforests. Adults weigh about 2 g, secrete skin alkaloids, and are listed Critically Endangered.",
  "conservationStatus": "Critically Endangered",
  "taxonomy": {
    "kingdom": "Animalia",
    "phylum": "Chordata",
    "class": "Amphibia",
    "order": "Anura",
    "family": "Mantellidae",
    "genus": "Mantella"
  },
  "stats": {
    "weightKg": 0.002,
    "lengthM": 0.025,
    "topSpeedKmh": 2,
    "lifespanYears": 8
  },
  "facts": [
    {
      "label": "Scientific name",
      "value": "Mantella aurantiaca"
    },
    {
      "label": "Diet",
      "value": "Insectivore"
    },
    {
      "label": "Habitat",
      "value": "Swamp forest"
    },
    {
      "label": "Lifespan",
      "value": "8–10 years"
    },
    {
      "label": "Weight",
      "value": "0.001–0.003 kg"
    },
    {
      "label": "Top speed",
      "value": "up to 2 km/h"
    },
    {
      "label": "Conservation status",
      "value": "Critically Endangered (IUCN)"
    }
  ],
  "range": {
    "nativeRange": "Eastern Madagascar rainforest.",
    "continents": [
      "Africa"
    ]
  },
  "sources": [],
  "lastReviewed": "2026-07-16",
  "canonicalUrl": "https://globalanimalguide.org/animals/mantella/",
  "license": {
    "name": "CC BY-NC 4.0",
    "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/",
    "attribution": "Global Animal Guide — https://globalanimalguide.org/animals/mantella/",
    "note": "Free to reuse for non-commercial purposes with attribution and a link back to the canonical page."
  }
}