hear call (79.4K MP3 file)

	hear Fonozoo call
[call details here]

Description
Very similar to B. tephraeomystax; no morphological differences are known.

Distribution and Habitat

Country distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database: Madagascar

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	View Bd and Bsal data (1 records).

Occurs mostly in western Madagascar. Ampijoroa, Andafiabe, Ankarafantsika, Antranopasasy, Isalo, Kirindy, Morondava, Nahampoana, Petriky, Tolagnaro, Toliara, Tranomaro, Tsingy de Bemaraha. Occurs from sea level to 800m asl (Glaw et Vences 2008). Habitat is similar to that of B. tephraeomystax: open areas, rarely in clearings in rainforest, mostly in secondary vegetation, often in banana or Typhonodorum plants and in villages. Breeds in all sorts of non-flowing waters from larger ponds and rice fields to small puddles and ditches.

Life History, Abundance, Activity, and Special Behaviors

Calls: More complex than those of B. tephraeomystax; the yelping notes are usually arranged in fast series, and combined with trill notes.

Trends and Threats
It occurs in several protected areas (Glaw et Vences 2008).

Comments
Taken with permission from Glaw and Vences (2007).

References

Glaw, F. and Vences, M. (2008). Boophis doulioti. In: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 05 May 2009.

Glaw, F., and Vences, M. (2007). Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar. Third Edition. Vences and Glaw Verlag, Köln.

Species Account Citation: AmphibiaWeb 2009 Boophis doulioti <https://amphibiaweb.org/species/6168> University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA. Accessed Dec 27, 2024.

Citation: AmphibiaWeb. 2024. <https://amphibiaweb.org> University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA. Accessed 27 Dec 2024.

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