Boophis madagascariensis
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Madagascar Bright-eyed Frog
![Madagascar Bright-eyed Frog (Boophis madagascariensis)](../images/herps/standard/boophis.jpg)
Analamazaotra (better known as Perinét, though that's really just the name of the nearby train station) is most famous for its Indris, beautiful large black-and-white lemurs with a haunting and ear-splitting call. But it's also full of chameleons, geckos, snakes, frogs, tenrecs, and all sorts of other excellent Madagascar wildlife.
![Madagascar Bright-eyed Frog (Boophis madagascariensis)](../images/herps/standard/230421142L.jpeg)
My personal camera technology has improved quite a bit in the twenty-seven years since I last photographed this species.
Here is a list of all the reptiles and frogs I saw on this 2023 trip to Madagascar.
![Madagascar Bright-eyed Frog (Boophis madagascariensis)](../images/herps/standard/23042343L.jpeg)
Why do all those inspirational "Hang In There" posters feature kittens rather than frogs?
![Madagascar Bright-eyed Frog (Boophis madagascariensis)](../images/herps/standard/230424134L.jpeg)
This is the classic "large arboreal treefrog about to leap away" pose.
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
- Henkel, F., Schmidt, W. 2000. Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar and the Mascarene, Seychelles, and Comoro Islands
- Preston-Mafham, K. 1991. Madagascar: A Natural History