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Mascarene Ridged Frog near Kirindi pond in Madagascar Unidentified frog near a pond in the Kirindi forest at night. It looks black due to the lack of light, in reality it has a yellow stripe across its back. Geotagged,Kirindy Reserve,Madagascar,Mascarene Grass Frog,Ptychadena mascareniensis Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Mascarene Ridged Frog near Kirindi pond in Madagascar

Unidentified frog near a pond in the Kirindi forest at night. It looks black due to the lack of light, in reality it has a yellow stripe across its back.

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    I believe this is a Mascarene Ridged Frog (Ptychadena mascareniensis) based on these sources:
    http://travel.mongabay.com/madagascar/images/green_stripe_frog_0.html
    http://www.wildherps.com/species/P.mascareniensis.html

    Mantellas are much more colourful, with larger spots rather than a narrow stripe.
    Here's a site on Mantella species
    http://mantella.amphibiancare.com/index.html
    http://www.amphibiancare.com/mantella/articles/images/mantella_guide.jpg     Posted 12 years ago
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      Thanks for the excellent research, as always! Posted 12 years ago
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        WildFlower
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        My pleasure! The last link is a checklist for your next trip ;) Posted 12 years ago
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          Hehe, oh how I wish to return soon :) As said, likely it won't be in the next few years, I have this "other side" to cater for :)

          I like that link a lot, I encountered it once before in doing online research. Don't count on me crossing of that list though, the frogs I posted are the only ones we saw in 3 weeks of Madagascar, and even these were pulled from a pond by the guide.           Posted 12 years ago

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The Mascarene Grass Frog

The Mascarene Grass Frog or Mascarene Ridged Frog is a species of frog in the Ptychadenidae family.

It is found in Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Réunion, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Mar 29, 2013. Captured Sep 18, 2012 19:22 in 8, Madagascar.
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  • NIKON D7000
  • f/5.6
  • 1/60s
  • ISO800
  • 105mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.