Boophis albilabris
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White-lipped Bright-eyed Frog
This was our last and largest frog of the evening frog hunt. My sister Mary saw it plopped in the road just after we had seen another large green frog in the road. Our guide thought the two were the same species, but when I studied the photos I realized that they had clearly different eyes, textures, colors, and patterns. But they were indeed both large and green.
Here is a list of all the reptiles and frogs I saw on this 2007 trip to Madagascar.
The Authority says that these frogs are usually uniformly green, and sometimes uniformly brown, and sometimes green with big brown blotches. We were lucky enough to find two of the most interesting variation.
Here is a list of all the reptiles and frogs I saw on this 2023 trip to Madagascar.
Here's one of the uniformly brown ones. Not nearly as attractive as the green-with-brown-blotches style.
Printed references:
- Glaw, F., Vences, M. 1994. A Fieldguide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, Second Edition
- Glaw, F., Vences, M. 2007. A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, Third Edition