Guibemantis liber
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Free Madagascar Frog
Our guide identified this as the opposite gender of the Guibemantis pulcher we had seen a few minutes earlier. But the species account for G. pulcher in Glaw and Vences describes both genders as green, so I had to do some more researching to try to identify this one. I'm pretty sure I got it right, since Madagascar herp expert Dr. Mark Scherz has concurred with this ID.
Here is a list of all the reptiles and frogs I saw on this 2007 trip to Madagascar.
This species is highly variable in color and pattern, so it is quite plausible that I have identified this one correctly also.
Here is a list of all the reptiles and frogs I saw on this 2023 trip to Madagascar.
Quite a contrast with the previous frog, but still within the color range of this species.
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