Madagascar Bright-eyed Frog

Madagascar Bright-eyed Frog

Boophis madagascariensis

Silhouette: Dmitry Bogdanov (vectorized by T. Michael Keesey) · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR Endemic
Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
at Mantadia National Park

In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%

15 Verified sightings at Mantadia National Park From 2019 to 2026
81 In all 2 parks
June Best month
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted

About the Madagascar Bright-eyed Frog

Boophis madagascariensis 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, rivers, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, and heavily degraded former forest.

It is threatened by habitat loss. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Ranomafana National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
~60%
2 Mantadia National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
~30%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Madagascar Bright-eyed Frog in Mantadia National Park?

Possible

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Madagascar Bright-eyed Frog sighting in Mantadia National Park on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 3rd most-seen of the 7 amphibians we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Madagascar Bright-eyed Frog in Mantadia National Park?

June and December

In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Madagascar Bright-eyed Frog in Mantadia National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January and May, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Madagascar Bright-eyed Frog?

Between 5 and 8 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Madagascar Bright-eyed Frog sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.

Is Mantadia National Park the best place to see a Madagascar Bright-eyed Frog?

2nd of 2

Of the 2 parks where we can rate Madagascar Bright-eyed Frog sightings, Mantadia National Park ranks 2nd at about 30%. The best odds are in Ranomafana National Park (Madagascar, about 60%).

Where does the Madagascar Bright-eyed Frog sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Madagascar Bright-eyed Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Mantadia National Park (15 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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