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Tomato Frog front view in Maroantsetra, Madagascar Opening our Madagascar 2015 set with this first appetizer. With 3 flights behind us, we were in a lodge near the beach of Maroantsetra when we discovered our first Madagascar endemic of this year&#039;s trip, the hilarious Tomato frog. Side view:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/33338/tomato_frog_side_view_in_maroantsetra_madagascar.html" title="Tomato Frog side view in Maroantsetra, Madagascar"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/33338_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=CBJFk%2FJhIRFRViN6o8i5wBRDRnY%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Tomato Frog side view in Maroantsetra, Madagascar Africa,Dyscophus antongilii,Madagascar,Madagascar North,Maroantsetra,Tomato frog,World" /></a></figure><br /> Size reference:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/33339/tomato_frog_size_reference_in_maroantsetra_madagascar.html" title="Tomato Frog size reference in Maroantsetra, Madagascar"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/33339_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=m%2BiE%2BVKrs%2FnCR24C2mzydVFbSU8%3D" width="200" height="122" alt="Tomato Frog size reference in Maroantsetra, Madagascar Found near our lodge in Maroantsetra. The waiter of the restaurant picked it up for us :) Africa,Dyscophus antongilii,Madagascar,Madagascar North,Maroantsetra,Tomato frog,World" /></a></figure><br /> <br /> When threatened this species will inflate itself. Besides just looking red, it will mimic a tomato even more in that case. Africa,Dyscophus antongilii,Madagascar,Madagascar North,Maroantsetra,Tomato frog,World Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Tomato Frog front view in Maroantsetra, Madagascar

Opening our Madagascar 2015 set with this first appetizer. With 3 flights behind us, we were in a lodge near the beach of Maroantsetra when we discovered our first Madagascar endemic of this year's trip, the hilarious Tomato frog. Side view:

Tomato Frog side view in Maroantsetra, Madagascar Africa,Dyscophus antongilii,Madagascar,Madagascar North,Maroantsetra,Tomato frog,World

Size reference:
Tomato Frog size reference in Maroantsetra, Madagascar Found near our lodge in Maroantsetra. The waiter of the restaurant picked it up for us :) Africa,Dyscophus antongilii,Madagascar,Madagascar North,Maroantsetra,Tomato frog,World


When threatened this species will inflate itself. Besides just looking red, it will mimic a tomato even more in that case.

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The Tomato frog

The tomato frog or crapaud rouge de Madagascar is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae.

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Similar species: Frogs
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Oct 31, 2015. Captured Sep 30, 2015 17:05.
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  • NIKON D800
  • f/3.2
  • 1/125s
  • ISO400
  • 105mm

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