According to Henkel and Schmidt, these toad-like frogs live a mostly secretive and subterranean life, but appear on the surface in the rainy season in huge numbers for a breeding frenzy. We were at Anjajavy after the rainy season, but the garden pond must have provided just the right habitat, because at dusk and in the evening there were dozens of these squat fellows hopping about.

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

At night, the burrowing frogs begin to emerge from the ground, so they can sit around and wait for the tasty bugs.

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

This frog looks very full, and yet still very hungry.