Dumeril's Bright-eyed Frog

Dumeril's Bright-eyed Frog

Boophis tephraeomystax

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

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR Endemic
Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Ranomafana National Park

In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%

6 Verified sightings at Ranomafana National Park From 2019 to 2026
6 In 1 park
August Best month
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted

About the Dumeril's Bright-eyed Frog

Dumeril's Bright-Eyed Frog (Boophis tephraeomystax) is a species of frog in the family Mantellidae endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, rivers, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land, urban areas, heavily degraded former forests, and seasonally flooded agricultural land. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Ranomafana National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
~20%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Closest Relatives at Ranomafana National Park

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Dumeril's Bright-eyed Frog in Ranomafana National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Dumeril's Bright-eyed Frog sighting in Ranomafana National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 11th most-seen of the 14 amphibians we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Dumeril's Bright-eyed Frog in Ranomafana National Park?

January, August and October

In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Dumeril's Bright-eyed Frog in Ranomafana National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–July, September and December, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Dumeril's Bright-eyed Frog?

Between 5 and 8 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dumeril's 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.

Where else can you see a Dumeril's Bright-eyed Frog?

Only Ranomafana National Park, in our data

Ranomafana National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Dumeril's Bright-eyed Frog sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Dumeril's Bright-eyed Frog live in Ranomafana National Park?

Same genus: Boophis

The closest relatives of the Dumeril's Bright-eyed Frog that you can see in Ranomafana National Park (genus Boophis, Bright-eyed Frogs) are Madagascar Bright-eyed Frog (about 60%) and White-lipped Bright-eyed Frog (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Dumeril's Bright-eyed Frog sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Dumeril's Bright-eyed Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Ranomafana National Park (6 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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