Boophis popi

About the Boophis popi

Boophis popi is a nocturnal species of skeleton frog endemic to the forests of Madagascar. It is characterized by its red irises and distinctly elevated reticulations on the dorsum. It is brown and gray, has slender limbs, a pulsating call, and is slightly larger than similar frogs in its genus. The species was described in 2011 and is named after the company "pop-interactive GmbH".

B. popi is one of many species in the genus of skeleton frogs, and is in the B. goudoti group. It was described by Jörn Köhler, Frank Glaw, Gonçalo M. Rosa, Philip-Sebastian Gehring, Maciej Pabijan, Franco Andreone, and Miguel Vences in their 2011 paper titled "Two new bright-eyed treefrogs of the genus Boophis from Madagascar", and named after the German company "pop-interactive GmbH", which has supported biodiversity research and

conservation. Through molecular genetics, it was found to be closely related to Boophis fayi and Boophis boehmei. B. popi has distinct bright red outer irises, beige inner irises (with a brown vessel-like pattern) surrounded by a black ring, with blue in the iris periphery. The frog is brown-colored with several black and beige spots on its body... Wikipedia →