Tree Frog (Boophis madagascariensis)
Island of Madagascar
Off The East Coast of Africa
Peyrieras Madagascar Exotic Reserve
This tree frog was photographed at night. Our guide held a spotlight up to show the frog on a leaf. The only amphibians on the island of Madagascar are frogs, no salamander, newts, etc. The island has up to 311 species of frogs most of them endemic to the island.
Boophis madagascariensis is a species of frog in the Mantellidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Boophis is the only genus in the mantellid frog subfamily Boophinae. They show typical 'tree frog' traits, and are a good example of convergent evolution with morphologically similar species in the families Hylidae and Rhacophoridae, among others. This genus can only be found on Madagascar and Mayotte Island (Comoros).
Many species of Boophis have almost translucent skin, allowing bones and internal organs to be observed as in the unrelated glass frogs (Centrolenidae) of the tropical Americas. This has led to the vernacular name skeleton frogs for the present genus.
The genus has presently nearly 80 species; new ones are being described every few months on average. – Wikipedia
Tree Frog (Boophis madagascariensis)
Island of Madagascar
Off The East Coast of Africa
Peyrieras Madagascar Exotic Reserve
This tree frog was photographed at night. Our guide held a spotlight up to show the frog on a leaf. The only amphibians on the island of Madagascar are frogs, no salamander, newts, etc. The island has up to 311 species of frogs most of them endemic to the island.
Boophis madagascariensis is a species of frog in the Mantellidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Boophis is the only genus in the mantellid frog subfamily Boophinae. They show typical 'tree frog' traits, and are a good example of convergent evolution with morphologically similar species in the families Hylidae and Rhacophoridae, among others. This genus can only be found on Madagascar and Mayotte Island (Comoros).
Many species of Boophis have almost translucent skin, allowing bones and internal organs to be observed as in the unrelated glass frogs (Centrolenidae) of the tropical Americas. This has led to the vernacular name skeleton frogs for the present genus.
The genus has presently nearly 80 species; new ones are being described every few months on average. – Wikipedia