Family Mantellidae Laurent 1946 (frog)
Amphibia - Salientia - Mantellidae
Parent taxon: Ranoidea according to S. Hoegg et al. 2004
Sister taxa: Microhylidae, Ptychadenidae, Ranidae, Rhacophoridae
Subtaxa: Laliostoma
Ecology: amphibious carnivore
Distribution: found only at Andrahomana Cave (2002-2003 collections) (Quaternary of Madagascar)