Madagascar Herp List
April - May 2007
This is a list of all the reptiles and frogs that I photographed in about three weeks in Madagascar in April and May 2007. Since I first posted this list, I've updated it based on the 3rd edition of the authoritative Madagascar herps field guide by Glaw and Vences. If you think any of my identifications are wrong, please let me know by sending mail to john@wildherps.com.
Click on any thumbnail image to see a page about that species, with larger images.
Lizards
Chamaeleonidae — Chameleons
Brookesia peyrierasi
Antongil Leaf Chameleon
Calumma brevicorne
Short-horned Chameleon
Calumma gastrotaenia
Perinet Chameleon
Calumma nasutum
Andasibe Nosed Chameleon
Calumma oshaughnessyi
O’Shaugnessy’s Chameleon
Furcifer lateralis
Jewelled Chameleon
Furcifer oustaleti
Oustalet’s Chameleon
Furcifer pardalis
Panther Chameleon
Gekkonidae — Typical Geckos
Hemidactylus frenatus
Common House Gecko
Hemidactylus platycephalus
Flat-headed House Gecko
Phelsuma laticauda laticauda
Gold Dust Day Gecko
Phelsuma lineata lineata
Lined Day Gecko
Phelsuma madagascariensis
Madagascar Day Gecko
Uroplatus fimbriatus
Common Leaf-tailed Gecko
Uroplatus sikorae
Mossy Leaf-tailed Gecko
Gerrhosauridae — Plated Lizards
Zonosaurus madagascariensis madagascariensis
Madagascar Girdled Lizard
Opluridae — Madagascar Iguanas
Scincidae — Skinks
Snakes
Psammophiidae — African Sand Snakes
Pseudoxyrhophiidae — Madagascar Brook Snakes
Leioheterodon madagascariensis
Madagascar Hog-nosed Snake
Sanziniidae — Madagascar Boas
Sanzinia madagascariensis
Madagascar Tree Boa
Frogs and Toads
Hyperoliidae — African Reed Frogs
Mantellidae — Mantellas
Boophis sp
unidentified species
Mantella ebenaui
Northern Mantella
Mantidactylus sp
unidentified species
Mantidactylus sp
unidentified species
Mantidactylus sp
unidentified species
Microhylidae — Narrowmouth Toads
Ptychadenidae — Grassland Frogs
Summary
Lizards:
Snakes:
Frogs and Toads:
total:
new species:
new subspecies:
55
13
41
109
83
3