Boettger's Grainy Frog

The largest Laurentomantis, M 26-28 mm, F 34 mm. Dorsum very granular, brown with black markings. Ventrally brown with grey marbling. Males with tibial gland.Similar species: G. ventrimaculatus differs by its larger tympanum (1/2 of eye diameter). Gephyromantis malagasius is smaller and has longer hindlimbs.Taken with permission from Glaw and Vences (2007).

Tsaratanana (Manarikoba forest, Antsahamanintsy), Montagne d’ Ambre, Nosy Be. Observed at elevations between 300-1400 m (Andreone and Glaw 2008).

Habits: Males call at night in rainforest from the vegetation 50-150 cm above the ground.Calls: Unharmonious notes, each consisting of 16-33 very widely spaced pulses. Males call at night in rainforest from the vegetation 50-150 cm above the ground.

This species is listed as endangered because its Extent of Occurrence is less than 5,000 km2, its distribution is severely fragmented, and there is continuing decline in the extent and quality of its habitat in northern Madagascar. It has been found in at least two protected areas in Madagascar: the Réserve Naturelle Intégrale du Tsaratanana and Parc National de Montagne d'Ambre (Andreone and Glaw 2008).

Gephyromantis horridus, commonly known as Boettger's grainy frog, is a species of frog in the family Mantellidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.