Description
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M 19-21 mm. Dorsally translucent green with or without scattered brown spots, and often with a reddish brown stripe from snout tip to eye, and a patch of the same colour above the eye (Glaw and Vences 2007).Taken partly from Glaw and Vences (2007), with permission.
Vallan, D., Glaw, F., and Vences, M. (2008). Boophis liami. In: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 23 March 2009.
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- Miguel Vences
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- Frank Glaw
Distribution and Habitat
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Befody, Ranomena near Ambavaniasy, Vohidrazana (Glaw and Vences 2007). It has been reported at elevations from 850-900 m asl (Vallan et al. 2008). It is found in vegetation along streams in both intact and disturbed rainforest, and in thick secondar vegetation in open areas outside the forest (Vallan et al. 2008).
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- Miguel Vences
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- Frank Glaw
Life History, Abundance, Activity, and Special Behaviors
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Habits: Males call at night from positions 1-2 m above the ground in trees and bushes along broad streams in intact and disturbed rainforest. Calls are a series of 8-10 high-pitched melodious whistles (Glaw and Vences 2007).
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- Miguel Vences
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- Frank Glaw
Life History, Abundance, Activity, and Special Behaviors
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Common where it occurs, but found only at a small number of sites. This species is not known to occur within any protected areas. Its habitat is threatened by increasing subsistence agriculture, logging, charcoal manufacture, invasion and spread of eucalyptus, increased grazing, and expanding human settlement (Vallan et al. 2008).
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- Miguel Vences
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- Frank Glaw
Boophis liami
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Boophis liami: Brief Summary
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Boophis liami is a species of frogs in the family Mantellidae.
It is endemic to Madagascar, currently known only from Forêt de Vohidrazana and Andasibe-Mantadia National Park but may exist more widespread. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss for agriculture, timber extraction, charcoal manufacturing, invasive eucalyptus, livestock grazing and expanding human settlement.
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