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Reticulate Bright-eyed Frog - closeup, Ranomafana, Madagascar We found this well camouflaged frog hiding in a dry leaf. Seemingly not as a coincidence because a little later we found a second individual in the same hiding situation. Two experts so far have ID-ed it as Boophis reticulatus, or a very similar looking undescribed species, of which there are several in Madagascar. So consider this a tenattive ID.<br /> <br /> To give you an idea of the amphibian endemism of Madagascar: out of the 300+ species described, a whopping 2 are not endemic. There&#039;s several hundreds of species still to be described.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/84002/reticulate_bright-eyed_frog_-_back_ranomafana_madagascar.html" title="Reticulate Bright-eyed Frog - back, Ranomafana, Madagascar"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/84002_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=rIOkfoICW1bogOwaY059m3glygI%3D" width="200" height="196" alt="Reticulate Bright-eyed Frog - back, Ranomafana, Madagascar We found this well camouflaged frog hiding in a dry leaf. Seemingly not as a coincidence because a little later we found a second individual in the same hiding situation. Two experts so far have ID-ed it as Boophis reticulatus, or a very similar looking undescribed species, of which there are several in Madagascar. So consider this a tenattive ID.<br /> <br /> To give you an idea of the amphibian endemism of Madagascar: out of the 300+ species described, a whopping 2 are not endemic. There&#039;s several hundreds of species still to be described.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/84001/reticulate_bright-eyed_frog_-_closeup_ranomafana_madagascar.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/84003/reticulate_bright-eyed_frog_ranomafana_madagascar.html Africa,Boophis reticulatus,Madagascar,Madagascar 2019,Ranomafana National Park,World" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/84003/reticulate_bright-eyed_frog_ranomafana_madagascar.html" title="Reticulate Bright-eyed Frog, Ranomafana, Madagascar"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/84003_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=wsWnRQC8%2BHcBwC4lBv2IfjBGoKU%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Reticulate Bright-eyed Frog, Ranomafana, Madagascar We found this well camouflaged frog hiding in a dry leaf. Seemingly not as a coincidence because a little later we found a second individual in the same hiding situation. Two experts so far have ID-ed it as Boophis reticulatus, or a very similar looking undescribed species, of which there are several in Madagascar. So consider this a tenattive ID.<br /> <br /> To give you an idea of the amphibian endemism of Madagascar: out of the 300+ species described, a whopping 2 are not endemic. There&#039;s several hundreds of species still to be described.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/84001/reticulate_bright-eyed_frog_-_closeup_ranomafana_madagascar.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/84002/reticulate_bright-eyed_frog_-_back_ranomafana_madagascar.html Africa,Boophis reticulatus,Madagascar,Madagascar 2019,Ranomafana National Park,World" /></a></figure> Africa,Boophis reticulatus,Madagascar,Madagascar 2019,Ranomafana National Park,World Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Reticulate Bright-eyed Frog - closeup, Ranomafana, Madagascar

We found this well camouflaged frog hiding in a dry leaf. Seemingly not as a coincidence because a little later we found a second individual in the same hiding situation. Two experts so far have ID-ed it as Boophis reticulatus, or a very similar looking undescribed species, of which there are several in Madagascar. So consider this a tenattive ID.

To give you an idea of the amphibian endemism of Madagascar: out of the 300+ species described, a whopping 2 are not endemic. There's several hundreds of species still to be described.

Reticulate Bright-eyed Frog - back, Ranomafana, Madagascar We found this well camouflaged frog hiding in a dry leaf. Seemingly not as a coincidence because a little later we found a second individual in the same hiding situation. Two experts so far have ID-ed it as Boophis reticulatus, or a very similar looking undescribed species, of which there are several in Madagascar. So consider this a tenattive ID.<br /> <br /> To give you an idea of the amphibian endemism of Madagascar: out of the 300+ species described, a whopping 2 are not endemic. There's several hundreds of species still to be described.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/84001/reticulate_bright-eyed_frog_-_closeup_ranomafana_madagascar.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/84003/reticulate_bright-eyed_frog_ranomafana_madagascar.html Africa,Boophis reticulatus,Madagascar,Madagascar 2019,Ranomafana National Park,World

Reticulate Bright-eyed Frog, Ranomafana, Madagascar We found this well camouflaged frog hiding in a dry leaf. Seemingly not as a coincidence because a little later we found a second individual in the same hiding situation. Two experts so far have ID-ed it as Boophis reticulatus, or a very similar looking undescribed species, of which there are several in Madagascar. So consider this a tenattive ID.<br /> <br /> To give you an idea of the amphibian endemism of Madagascar: out of the 300+ species described, a whopping 2 are not endemic. There's several hundreds of species still to be described.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/84001/reticulate_bright-eyed_frog_-_closeup_ranomafana_madagascar.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/84002/reticulate_bright-eyed_frog_-_back_ranomafana_madagascar.html Africa,Boophis reticulatus,Madagascar,Madagascar 2019,Ranomafana National Park,World

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  1. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    I didn't even see the frog in the thumbnail! Very impressive camouflage! And, the texture is fantastic too. Nice find :). Posted 6 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      Frog is happy you didn't see it, thanks on behalf of. Posted 6 years ago
  3. View Flown Kimmerling's profile
    Flown Kimmerling
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    Wow! Great camo! Posted 6 years ago

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The Reticulate Bright-eyed Frog

''Boophis reticulatus'' is a species of frog in the family Mantellidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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Uploaded Sep 6, 2019. Captured Jul 13, 2019 11:53.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/11.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO64
  • 105mm

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