Eastern Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus melanopleura
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyMantellidae (Mantellas)
- GenusMantidactylus
- SpeciesMantidactylus melanopleura (Eastern Madagascar Frog)
Closest Relatives at Ranomafana National Park
Ivohimanita Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus majori
Dumeril's Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus lugubris
Fort Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus femoralis
Mantidactylus cowanii
Mantidactylus cowanii
Madagascar Bright-eyed Frog
Boophis madagascariensis
Pandanus Frog
Guibemantis pulcher
Baron's Mantella
Mantella baroni
White-lipped Bright-eyed Frog
Boophis albilabris
Tschenk's Madagascar Frog
Gephyromantis tschenki
Dumeril's Bright-eyed Frog
Boophis tephraeomystax
Free Madagascar Frog
Guibemantis liber
Gephyromantis ceratophrys
Gephyromantis ceratophrys
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ranomafana National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Eastern Madagascar Frog in Ranomafana National Park?
About 20% of visitor-days record a Eastern Madagascar Frog sighting in Ranomafana National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Eastern Madagascar Frog in Ranomafana National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Eastern Madagascar Frog in Ranomafana National Park in our monthly data.