Golden frog  (Mantella aurantiaca)

Classified as Vulnerable (VU A1cd) by the IUCN Red List 2003 (1) and listed on Appendix II of CITES (3). A revision of IUCN categorisation for the Malagasy amphibians led to inclusion of Mantella aurantiaca in the “critically endangered” category (Global Amphibian Assessment, Madagascar Working Group, unpublished) (6).