Madagascar Herp List
April - May 2023
This was my single most productive herping trip ever, thanks to the experts at Tropical Herping. In addition to this species list, I've also written an extensive travelogue for this adventure.
Lizards
Chamaeleonidae — Chameleons

Brookesia brunoi
Anja Reserve Stub-tailed Chameleon

Brookesia superciliaris
Horned Leaf Chameleon

Calumma brevicorne
Short-horned Chameleon

Calumma emelinae
Angozongahy Nosed Chameleon

Calumma gastrotaenia
Perinet Chameleon

Calumma nasutum
Andasibe Nosed Chameleon

Calumma oshaughnessyi
O’Shaugnessy’s Chameleon

Calumma parsonii cristifer
Parson’s Chameleon

Calumma tjiasmantoi
Ranomafana Nosed Chameleon

Furcifer oustaleti
Oustalet’s Chameleon

Furcifer pardalis
Panther Chameleon

Furcifer verrucosus
Warty Chameleon

Furcifer willsii
Canopy Chameleon
Gekkonidae — Typical Geckos

Geckolepis sp
unidentified species

Geckolepis maculata
Golden Fish-scaled Gecko

Gehyra mutilata
Common Four-clawed Gecko

Hemidactylus mercatorius
Farquhar Half-toed Gecko

Lygodactylus sp
unidentified species

Lygodactylus miops
Gunther’s Dwarf Gecko

Lygodactylus pictus
Robust Dwarf Gecko

Paroedura gracilis
Graceful Madagascar Ground Gecko

Paroedura picta
Madagascar Ground Gecko

Phelsuma grandis
Giant Madagascar Day Gecko

Phelsuma laticauda laticauda
Gold Dust Day Gecko

Phelsuma lineata lineata
Lined Day Gecko

Phelsuma quadriocellata quadriocellata
Peacock Day Gecko

Uroplatus phantasticus
Satanic Leaf-tailed Gecko

Uroplatus sikorae
Mossy Leaf-tailed Gecko
Gerrhosauridae — Plated Lizards

Zonosaurus laticaudatus
Broad-tailed Girdled Lizard

Zonosaurus ornatus
Ornate Girdled Lizard
Opluridae — Madagascar Iguanas

Chalarodon madagascariensis
Madagascar Iguana

Oplurus cuvieri
Madagascar Spiny-tailed Iguana

Oplurus grandidieri
Grandidier’s Madagascar Swift

Oplurus quadrimaculatus
Dumeril’s Madagascar Swift
Scincidae — Skinks

Flexiseps sp
unidentified species

Trachylepis elegans
Elegant Mabuya

Trachylepis gravenhorstii
Gravenhorst’s Mabuya
Snakes
Psammophiidae — African Sand Snakes
Pseudoxyrhophiidae — Madagascar Brook Snakes

Leioheterodon madagascariensis
Madagascar Hog-nosed Snake

Lycodryas sp
unidentified species

Lycodryas sp
unidentified species

Madagascarophis colubrinus
Malagasy Cat-eyed Snake

Thamnosophis infrasignatus
Forest Water Snake

Thamnosophis lateralis
Lateral Water Snake
Sanziniidae — Madagascar Boas

Sanzinia sp
unidentified species

Sanzinia madagascariensis
Madagascar Tree Boa
Typhlopidae — Blind Snakes

Indotyphlops braminus
Brahminy Blindsnake
Frogs and Toads
Hyperoliidae — African Reed Frogs

Heterixalus betsileo
Betsileo Reed Frog

Heterixalus madagascariensis
Blue-back Reed Frog

Heterixalus punctatus
Spotted Madagascar Reed Frog
Mantellidae — Mantellas

Aglyptodactylus madagascariensis
Madagascar Jumping Frog

Blommersia sp
unidentified species

Blommersia blommersae
Moramanga Madagascar Frog

Boophis albilabris
White-lipped Bright-eyed Frog

Boophis doulioti
Douliot’s Bright-eyed Frog

Boophis goudotii
Goudot’s Bright-eyed Frog

Boophis madagascariensis
Madagascar Bright-eyed Frog

Boophis reticulatus
Reticulate Bright-eyed Frog

Boophis tephraeomystax
Dumeril’s Bright-eyed Frog

Boophis viridis
Green Bright-eyed Frog

Gephyromantis ceratophrys
Ranomafana Grainy Frog

Gephyromantis luteus
White Madagascar Frog

Guibemantis sp
unidentified species

Guibemantis cf. albolineatus "Andasibe"
undescribed species

Guibemantis liber
Free Madagascar Frog

Guibemantis pulcher
Tsarafidy Madagascar Frog

Guibemantis tornieri
no known English name

Laliostoma labrosum
Madagascar Bullfrog

Mantidactylus sp
unidentified species

Mantidactylus sp
unidentified species

Mantidactylus grandidieri
Grandidier’s Madagascar Frog
Microhylidae — Narrowmouth Toads

Cophyla sp
unidentified species

Cophyla tuberifera
Ambatoharanana Whistling Frog

Plethodontohyla notosticta
Mahanoro Digging Frog

Scaphiophryne marmorata
Marbled Rain Frog
Ptychadenidae — Grassland Frogs

Ptychadena mascareniensis
Mascarene Ridged Frog
Summary
Lizards:
Snakes:
Frogs and Toads:
total:
new species:
new subspecies:
90
14
60
164
87
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