Boophis elenae Andreone 1993

A green medium-sized treefrog, males 40-46 mm, one female 62 mm. Venter whitish with blue shades, especially the inner parts of legs are light blue. Skin on the back smooth, a little warty on belly and throat. White lateral fringes along lower arm and tarsus. Iris beige; the pupil is surrounded by thin reddish rings; posterior iris periphery is blue. Nostrils nearer to the eye than to tip of snout. Tympanum/eye-ratio 0.42-0.48. Tibiotarsal articulation reaches tip of snout. Webbing of the hand: rudimentary between 1 and 2, 2e(0-1), 3i(2), 3e/4(0-1); webbing of the foot: 1(0), 2i(0-1), 2e(0), 3i(0.5-1), 3e(0), 4i(0-1), 4e/5(0). Males with a paired subgular vocal sac and a nuptial pad on the first finger. Similar species: Boophis luteus, B. englaenderi and B. l. septentrionalis differ by the colouration of the iris and calls.Taken with permission from Glaw and Vences (2007).

An’Ala, Farihimazava, Ranomafana (Ambatolahy, Maharira forest, Ranomena). It occurs between 900-1,000m asl in forest, open areas in rainforest, and disturbed habitats, including agricultural sites (Andreone et al. 2008).

Specimens were found in open areas within forests, or in altered habitats, such as secondary forests, bushes, exploited river banks and banana plantations. Breeding takes place in streams (Andreone et al. 2008).Habits: Males call at night from perches 2-4 m high in the vegetation along streams in rainforest. Calling males were heard at night in January and February from vegetation at an elevation of 3-4 m from the ground. They were found in syntopy with Boophis luteus, B. albilabris and (probably) B. sibilans.Calls: A relatively short and slow series of short unharmonious notes. Note repetition and intensity is slow at the beginning of the call, and get faster and louder towards its end. Eggs and tadpoles: Unknown.

Data Deficient: uncertainties related to extent of occurrence, status and ecological requirements. It occurs in Parc National de Ranomafana (Andreone et al. 2008).

Boophis elenae is a species of frog in the family Mantellidae. It is endemic to Madagascar, known only from Ranomafana National Park (where it is abundant) and Farimazava Forest in Antoetra. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, arable land, plantations, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss for agriculture, timber extraction, charcoal manufacturing, invasive eucalyptus, livestock grazing and expanding human settlements.