Bright Eyed Frog

A large tree frog. M up to 73 mm, F up to 81 mm. Snout vent length is 43-73 mm in males and 68-81 mm in females. Back color is live green, green-grey or brownish, sometimes with brownish spots (especially in females); in preservative violet. Flanks often marbled. A distinct white line along the upper lip and white lateral fringes along lower arm and tarsus was observed. Legs are with indistinct dark bands. Venter is whitish to yellowish. The iris is light brownish to greyish. Skin on the back is smooth or partly granular on head and neck, very granular in males during the reproductive period. Nostrils are equidistant between tip of snout and eye. Tympanum/eye ratio is about 1/2. Tibiotarsal articulation reaches tip of snout. Webbing of the hand 1(1), 2i(1), 2e(0), 3i(1), 3e(0), 4(0); foot completely webbed. Males are found with a large prepollex, nuptial pads on 1. and 2. finger and a paired subgular vocal sac. Breeding males have large tubercles covering most of dorsum, and with black keratinized spiiny tubercles on throat and chest.Similar species: Other large Boophis (e.g. B. goudoti, B. opisthodon) are not green and have much less webbing on the hand. B. luteus and B. elenae have no white band along the upper lip.Taken with permission from Glaw and Vences (2007).

Ambatolahy forest, An’Ala, Andapa, Andasibe, Andohahela, Andrakata, Andringitra (Iantara river, Sahavatoy river), Anjanaharibe, Benavony, Brickaville, Ifanadiana, Ivohibe, Manongarivo, Marojejy, Ranomafana. It occurs between 100- 1,000m asl in moist rainforests, including slightly disturbed habitats and isolated gallery forests (Nussbaum et al. 2008).

Habits: Calling specimens were observed at night in very slow-moving water, Adult specimens were found in vegetation near streams in primary forest. Calling males were heard in August and March. They were sitting about 3 m high in vegetation, sometimes upto 30 m away from the stream. The intestine of one female contained remains of insects (probably coleopterans and heteropterans). Eggs: One gravid female from Benavony with snout vent length 68 mm found in March contained 421 eggs of about 2.5 mm diameter, which were yellowish with a blackish cap.Breeding takes place near streams and small trickles of water (Nussbaum et al. 2008).

It occurs in many protected areas (Nussbaum et al. 2008).

The white-lipped bright-eyed frog (Boophis albilabris) is a species of frog in the family Mantellidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, intermittent rivers, and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.