Nosy Be Bright Eyed Frog

M ca. 45-50 mm. Male specimens from Benavony measure 46-49 mm and their tibiotarsal articulation reaches between nostril and snout tip. Hand with some webbing, foot webbing 1(0), 2i(0.5), 2e(0), 3i(1), 3e(0.5), 4i/e(1), 5(0.5). Dorsal skin smooth. Relatively small but distinct spiny tubercles on heel and elbow. Males with nuptial pads and a weakly distensible single subgular vocal sac. Dorsally light brown, typically with a large darker central patch. Similar species: Boophis madagascariensis differs by call, is larger and has larger dermal flaps on the heels and elbows; B. reticulatus and B. burgeri are smaller and have a network of elevated ridges on the back.Taken with permission from Glaw and Vences (2007).

Benavony, Manongarivo, Montagne d’Ambre, Nosy Be. It is observed at 1600 m asl. This species lives in rainforest, dry forest, and savannah, and breeds in streams (Andreone et al. 2008).

Habits: Males call at night in the vegetation 1-2 m above the ground along streams in rainforest. Calls: Consisting of a longer moaning note and a shorter note arranged in series. Eggs and tadpoles: Eggs unknown. Tadpoles which possibly belong to this species were found in brooks. Juveniles possibly belonging to this species are similar to Boophis in colouration.

Data Deficient: uncertainties related to extent of occurrence, status and ecological requirements. It occurs in many protected areas (Andreone et al. 2008).

Boophis brachychir is a species of frog in the family Mantellidae.

It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, moist savanna, rivers, and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss for agriculture, timber extraction, charcoal manufacturing, invasive eucalyptus, livestock grazing, fire and expanding human settlements. It is often confused with Boophis madagascariensis. No conservations measures are known but it occurs in protected areas.