Just after reaching Ranomafana on a somewhat drizzly mid-afternoon, we met our local guide Theo, who took us out to do some frogging. This long-faced pretty little frog was one of the first ones we saw.

Here is a list of all the reptiles and frogs I saw on this 2007 trip to Madagascar.

I think this is most likely Blommersia blommersae, but there are some other Blommersia species that look similar. The other ones tend to have distinctive patterning, which this frog most decidedly lacks.

Here is a list of all the reptiles and frogs I saw on this 2023 trip to Madagascar.

These little brown frogs might be Blommersia sarotra instead of Blommersia blommersae. The main visible difference between the species is size, with B. sarotra being a little smaller. I neglected to whip out my calipers, which I also neglected to bring, which I also neglected to own.

Probably the smallest frog we saw in Madagascar. You tell me, Blommersia blommersae or Blommersia sarotra?