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{{Short description|Genus of amphibians}}
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{{Automatic taxobox
| name = Skeleton frogs
| name = Bright-eyed frogs
| image = Boophis ankaratra02.jpg
| image = Boophis ankaratra02.jpg
| image_width = 240px
| image_caption = ''[[Boophis ankaratra]]''
| image_caption = ''[[Boophis ankaratra]]''
| parent_authority = [[Miguel Vences|Vences]] & [[Frank Glaw|Glaw]], 2001
| regnum = [[Animalia]]
| phylum = [[Chordata]]
| taxon = Boophis
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| authority = [[Johann Jakob von Tschudi|Tschudi]], 1838
| classis = [[Amphibia]]
| subclassis = [[Lissamphibia]]
| type_species = ''[[Boophis goudotii]]''
| ordo = [[Frog|Anura]]
| subordo = [[Neobatrachia]]
| familia = [[Mantellidae]]
| subfamilia = '''Boophinae'''
| subfamilia_authority = Vences & Glaw, 2001
| genus = '''''Boophis'''''
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| genus_authority = [[Johann Jakob von Tschudi|Tschudi]], 1838
| type_species = ''[[Boophis goudotii]]''
| type_species_authority = [[Johann Jakob von Tschudi|Tschudi]], 1838
| type_species_authority = [[Johann Jakob von Tschudi|Tschudi]], 1838
| synonyms =
| diversity_link = #Species
* ''Buccinator'' {{small|Gistel, 1848}}
| diversity = Nearly 80 described species
}}
}}
[[File:Bright-eyed frog (Boophis sp. aff. picturatus) Montagne d’Ambre.jpg|thumb|Juvenile ''Boophis'' cf. ''roseipalmatus''<br />Montagne d'Ambre]]
[[File:Boophis entingae.jpg|thumb|''Boophis entingae'' from Montagne d'Ambre, photographed in 2017]]


'''''Boophis''''' is the only [[genus]] in the [[Mantellidae|mantellid]] [[frog]] [[subfamily]] '''Boophinae'''. They show typical 'tree frog' traits, and are a good example of [[convergent evolution]] with morphologically similar species in the families [[Hylidae]] and [[Rhacophoridae]], among others. This genus can only be found on [[Madagascar]] and [[Mayotte Island]] ([[Comoros]]).<ref name="GnV07">{{cite book|last1=Glaw|first1=Frank|last2=Vences|first2=Miguel|title=A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar|date=2007|publisher=Vences & Glaw Verlags|location=Cologne, Germany|isbn=978-3929449037|edition=3rd}}</ref>
'''''Boophis''''' is the only [[genus]] in the [[Mantellidae|mantellid]] [[frog]] [[subfamily]] '''Boophinae'''. They are commonly known as '''bright-eyed''' or '''skeleton frogs'''. They show typical 'tree frog' traits, and are a good example of [[convergent evolution]] with morphologically similar species in the families [[Hylidae]] and [[Rhacophoridae]], among others. This genus can only be found on [[Madagascar]] and [[Mayotte Island]] ([[Comoros]]).<ref name="GnV07">{{cite book|last1=Glaw|first1=Frank|last2=Vences|first2=Miguel|title=A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar|date=2007|publisher=Vences & Glaw Verlags|location=Cologne, Germany|isbn=978-3929449037|edition=3rd}}</ref>


==Taxonomy==
==Taxonomy==
The genus ''Boophis'' was described by [[Johann Jakob von Tschudi]] in 1838.<ref name="Tschudi38">{{cite book|last1=Tschudi|first1=J. J. v.|title=Classification der Batrachier mit Berücksichtigung der fossilen Thiere dieser Abtheilung der Reptilien|date=1838|publisher=Petitpierre|location=Neuchâtel}}</ref> It was originally considered a member of the African-Asian [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Rhacophoridae]], but was moved to the family [[Mantellidae]] in 2001,<ref name="VG01">{{cite journal|last1=Vences|first1=Miguel|last2=Glaw|first2=Frank|title=When molecules claim for taxonomic changes: New proposals on the classification of Old World treefrogs|journal=Spixiana|date=2001|volume=24|issue=1|pages=85–92}}</ref> into its own subfamily, '''Boophinae''' <small>Vences & Glaw, 2001</small>.
The genus ''Boophis'' was described by [[Johann Jakob von Tschudi]] in 1838.<ref name="Tschudi38">{{cite book|last1=Tschudi|first1=J. J. v.|title=Classification der Batrachier mit Berücksichtigung der fossilen Thiere dieser Abtheilung der Reptilien|date=1838|publisher=Petitpierre|location=Neuchâtel}}</ref> It was originally considered a member of the African-Asian [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Rhacophoridae]], but was moved to the family [[Mantellidae]] in 2001,<ref name="VG01">{{cite journal|last1=Vences|first1=Miguel|last2=Glaw|first2=Frank|title=When molecules claim for taxonomic changes: New proposals on the classification of Old World treefrogs|journal=Spixiana|date=2001|volume=24|issue=1|pages=85–92}}</ref> into its own subfamily, '''Boophinae''' <small>[[Miguel Vences|Vences]] & [[Frank Glaw|Glaw]], 2001</small>.


==Ecology==
==Morphology==
Many [[species]] of ''Boophis'' have almost [[translucent]] skin, allowing bones and internal organs to be observed as in the unrelated [[glass frog]]s (Centrolenidae) of the tropical [[Americas]]. This has led to the vernacular name '''skeleton frogs''' for the present genus.
''Boophis'' are arboreal frogs, exhibiting many traits that define 'tree frogs', such as expanded toe discs, long hindlimbs, and large eyes.<ref name="GnV07" /> ''Boophis'' are especially characterised by bright colouration of the iris, which is typically intricately patterned towards its inside, and often green or blue, but occasionally also red, purple, or yellow in the outer iris area.<ref name="GnV07" /> This has led to the vernacular name of '''bright-eyed frogs''' for the genus. Many [[species]] of ''Boophis'' have almost [[translucent]] skin, allowing bones and internal organs to be observed as in the unrelated [[glass frog]]s (Centrolenidae) of the tropical [[Americas]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Hutter|first1=Carl|last2=Lambert|first2=Shea M.|last3=Andriampenomanana|first3=Zo F.|last4=Glaw|first4=Frank|last5=Vences|first5=Miguel|date=2018-10-01|title=Molecular phylogeny and diversification of Malagasy bright-eyed tree frogs (Mantellidae: Boophis)|journal=Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution|language=en|volume=127|pages=568–578|doi=10.1016/j.ympev.2018.05.027|pmid=29894731|issn=1055-7903}}</ref> This has led to the vernacular name '''skeleton frogs''' for some members of the genus.


==Species==
==Species==
The genus has presently nearly 80 [[species]]; new ones are being described every few months on average. This list may not be exhaustive.
The genus has nearly 80 [[species]]; new ones are being described every few months on average. This list may not be exhaustive.
[[File:Boophis occidentalis03.jpg|thumb|right|''[[Boophis occidentalis]]'' [[tadpole]]]]
[[File:Boophis occidentalis03.jpg|thumb|right|''[[Boophis occidentalis]]'' [[tadpole]]]]
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* ''[[Boophis albilabris]]'' <small>([[George Albert Boulenger|Boulenger]], 1888)</small>
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* ''[[Boophis albipunctatus]]'' <small>[[Frank Glaw|Glaw]] & [[species:Burkhard Thiesmeier|Thiesmeier]], 1993</small>
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* ''[[Boophis albilabris]]'' <small>(Boulenger, 1888)</small>
* ''[[Boophis andohahela]]'' <small>[[species:Franco Andreone|Andreone]], [[species:Riccardo Nincheri|Nincheri]] & [[species:Roberto Piazza|Piazza]], 1995</small>
* ''[[Boophis albipunctatus]]'' <small>[[Frank Glaw|Glaw]] & Thiesmeier, 1993</small>
* ''[[Boophis andrangoloaka]]'' <small>([[Ernst Ahl|Ahl]], 1928)</small>
* ''[[Boophis andohahela]]'' <small>Andreone, Nincheri & Piazza, 1995</small>
* ''[[Boophis andreonei]]'' <small>Glaw & [[Miguel Vences|Vences]], 1994</small>
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* ''[[Boophis andreonei]]'' <small>[[Frank Glaw|Glaw]] & Vences, 1994</small>
* ''[[Boophis androngoloaka]]'' <small>(Ahl, 1928)</small>
* ''[[Boophis anjanaharibeensis]]'' <small>Andreone, 1996</small>
* ''[[Boophis anjanaharibeensis]]'' <small>Andreone, 1996</small>
* ''[[Boophis ankarafensis]]'' <small>[[species:Samuel G. Penny|Penny]], Andreone, [[species:Angelica Crottini|Crottini]], [[species:Marc W. Holderied|Holderied]], [[species:Lovasoa Manuelle Sylviane Rakotozafy|Rakotozafy]], [[species:Christoph Schwitzer|Schwitzer]] & [[species:Gonçalo M. Rosa|Rosa]], 2014</small>
* ''[[Boophis ankaratra]]'' <small>Andreone, 1993</small>
* ''[[Boophis ankaratra]]'' <small>Andreone, 1993</small>
* ''[[Boophis ankarafensis]]'' <small>Penny, Andreone, Crottini, Holderied, Rakotozafy, Schwitzer & Rosa, 2014</small>
* ''[[Boophis arcanus]]'' <small>Glaw, [[Jörn Köhler|J. Köhler]], [[species:Ignacio J. De la Riva|De la Riva]], [[species:David R. Vieites|Vieites]] & Vences, 2010</small>
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* ''[[Boophis arcanus]]'' <small>[[Frank Glaw|Glaw]], Köhler, de la Riva, Vieites & Vences, 2010</small>
* ''[[Boophis axelmeyeri]]'' <small>Vences, Andreone & Veities, 2005</small>
* ''[[Boophis axelmeyeri]]'' <small>Vences, Andreone & Veities, 2005</small>
* ''[[Boophis baetkei]]'' <small>Köhler, [[Frank Glaw|Glaw]] & Vences, 2008</small><!-- Zootaxa1814:37. -->
* ''[[Boophis baetkei]]'' <small>J. Köhler, Glaw & Vences, 2008</small><!-- Zootaxa1814:37. -->
* ''[[Boophis blommersae]]'' <small>[[Frank Glaw|Glaw]] & Vences, 1994</small>
* ''[[Boophis blommersae]]'' <small>Glaw & Vences, 1994</small>
* ''[[Boophis boehmei]]'' <small>[[Frank Glaw|Glaw]] & Vences, 1992</small>
* ''[[Boophis boehmei]]'' <small>Glaw & Vences, 1992</small>
* ''[[Boophis boppa]]'' <small>Hutter & Lambert, 2015</small>
* ''[[Boophis boppa]]'' <small>[[species:Carl R. Hutter|Hutter]], [[species:Shea M. Lambert|Lambert]], [[species:Zo Faniry Andriampenomanana|Andriampenomanana]] & Vences, 2015</small>
* ''[[Boophis bottae]]'' <small>Vences & [[Frank Glaw|Glaw]], 2002</small>
* ''[[Boophis bottae]]'' <small>Vences & Glaw, 2002</small>
* ''[[Boophis brachychir]]'' <small>Boettger, 1882</small>
* ''[[Boophis brachychir]]'' <small>[[Oskar Boettger|Boettger]], 1882</small>
* ''[[Boophis burgeri]]'' <small>[[Frank Glaw|Glaw]] & Vences, 1994</small>
* ''[[Boophis burgeri]]'' <small>Glaw & Vences, 1994</small>
* ''[[Boophis calcaratus]]'' <small>Vallan, Vences & Glaw, 2010</small>
* ''[[Boophis calcaratus]]'' <small>[[species:Denis Vallan|Vallan]], Vences & Glaw, 2010</small>
* ''[[Boophis doulioti]]'' <small>Angel, 1934</small>
* ''[[Boophis doulioti]]'' <small>[[Fernand Angel|Angel]], 1934</small>
* ''[[Boophis elenae]]'' <small>Andreone, 1993</small>
* ''[[Boophis elenae]]'' <small>Andreone, 1993</small>
* ''[[Boophis englaenderi]]'' <small>[[Frank Glaw|Glaw]] & Vences, 1994</small>
* ''[[Boophis englaenderi]]'' <small>Glaw & Vences, 1994</small>
* ''[[Boophis entingae]]'' <small>[[Frank Glaw|Glaw]], Köhler, de la Riva, Vieites & Vences, 2010</small>
* ''[[Boophis entingae]]'' <small>Glaw, J. Köhler, De la Riva, Vieites & Vences, 2010</small>
* ''[[Boophis erythrodactylus]]'' <small>(Guibé, 1953)</small>
* ''[[Boophis erythrodactylus]]'' <small>([[Jean Marius René Guibé|Guibé]], 1953)</small>
* ''[[Boophis feonnyala]]'' <small>[[Frank Glaw|Glaw]], Vences, Andreone & Vallan, 2001</small>
* ''[[Boophis fayi]]'' <small>J. Köhler, Glaw, Rosa, [[species:Philip-Sebastian Gehring|Gehring]], [[species:Maciej Pabijan|Pabijan]], Andreone & Vences, 2011</small>
* ''[[Boophis fayi]]'' <small>Köhler, [[Frank Glaw|Glaw]], Rosa, Gehring, Pabijan, Andreone & Vences, 2011</small>
* ''[[Boophis feonnyala]]'' <small>Glaw, Vences, Andreone & Vallan, 2001</small>
* ''[[Boophis goudotii]]'' <small>Tschudi, 1838</small>
* ''[[Boophis goudotii]]'' <small>[[Johann Jakob von Tschudi|Tschudi]], 1838</small>
* ''[[Boophis guibei]]'' <small>(McCarthy, 1978)</small>
* ''[[Boophis guibei]]'' <small>([[species:Colin John McCarthy|McCarthy]], 1978)</small>
* ''[[Boophis haematopus]]'' <small>[[Frank Glaw|Glaw]], Vences, Andreone & Vallan, 2001</small>
* ''[[Boophis haematopus]]'' <small>Glaw, Vences, Andreone & Vallan, 2001</small>
* ''[[Boophis haingana]]'' <small>[[Frank Glaw|Glaw]], Köhler, de la Riva, Vieites & Vences, 2010</small>
* ''[[Boophis haingana]]'' <small>Glaw, J. Köhler, De la Riva, Vieites & Vences, 2010</small>
* ''[[Boophis idae]]'' <small>(Steindachner, 1867)</small>
* ''[[Boophis idae]]'' <small>([[Franz Steindachner|Steindachner]], 1867)</small>
* ''[[Boophis jaegeri]]'' <small>[[Frank Glaw|Glaw]] & Vences, 1992</small> &ndash; [[Green Skeleton Frog]]
* ''[[Boophis jaegeri]]'' <small>Glaw & Vences, 1992</small> – [[Green Skeleton Frog]]
* ''[[Boophis laurenti]]'' <small>Guibé, 1947</small>
* ''[[Boophis laurenti]]'' <small>Guibé, 1947</small>
* ''[[Boophis liami]]'' <small>Vallan, Vences & [[Frank Glaw|Glaw]], 2003</small>
* ''[[Boophis liami]]'' <small>Vallan, Vences & Glaw, 2003</small>
* ''[[Boophis lichenoides]]'' <small>Vallan, [[Frank Glaw|Glaw]], Andreone & Cadle, 1998</small>
* ''[[Boophis lichenoides]]'' <small>Vallan, Glaw, Andreone & [[species:John E. Cadle|Cadle]], 1998</small>
* ''[[Boophis lilianae]]'' <small>Köhler, [[Frank Glaw|Glaw]] & Vences, 2008</small><!-- Zootaxa1814:37. -->
* ''[[Boophis lilianae]]'' <small>J. Köhler, Glaw & Vences, 2008</small><!-- Zootaxa1814:37. -->
* ''[[Boophis luciae]]'' <small>[[Frank Glaw|Glaw]], Köhler, de la Riva, Vieites & Vences, 2010</small>
* ''[[Boophis luciae]]'' <small>Glaw, J. Köhler, De la Riva, Vieites & Vences, 2010</small>
* ''[[Boophis luteus]]'' <small>(Boulenger, 1882)</small>
* ''[[Boophis luteus]]'' <small>(Boulenger, 1882)</small>
* ''[[Boophis madagascariensis]]'' <small>(Peters, 1874)</small>
* ''[[Boophis madagascariensis]]'' <small>([[Wilhelm Peters|W. Peters]], 1874)</small>
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* ''[[Boophis majori]]'' <small>(Boulenger, 1896)</small>
* ''[[Boophis majori]]'' <small>(Boulenger, 1896)</small>
* ''[[Boophis mandraka]]'' <small>Blommers-Schlösser, 1979</small>
* ''[[Boophis mandraka]]'' <small>[[species:Rose M.A. Blommers-Schlösser|Blommers-Schlösser]], 1979</small>
* ''[[Boophis marojezensis]]'' <small>[[Frank Glaw|Glaw]] & Vences, 1994</small>
* ''[[Boophis marojezensis]]'' <small>Glaw & Vences, 1994</small>
* ''[[Boophis miadana]]'' <small>[[Frank Glaw|Glaw]], Köhler, de la Riva, Vieites & Vences, 2010</small>
* ''[[Boophis masoala]]'' <small>Glaw, [[species:Mark D. Scherz|Scherz]], [[species:David Prötzel|Prötzel]] & Vences, 2018</small>
* ''[[Boophis miadana]]'' <small>Glaw, J. Köhler, De la Riva, Vieites & Vences, 2010</small>
* ''[[Boophis microtympanum]]'' <small>(Boettger, 1881)</small>
* ''[[Boophis microtympanum]]'' <small>(Boettger, 1881)</small>
* ''[[Boophis miniatus]]'' <small>(Mocquard, 1902)</small>
* ''[[Boophis miniatus]]'' <small>([[François Mocquard|Mocquard]], 1902)</small>
* ''[[Boophis narinsi]]'' <small>Vences, Gehara, Köhler & [[Frank Glaw|Glaw]], 2012</small>
* ''[[Boophis narinsi]]'' <small>Vences, [[Marcelo Gehara|Gehara]], J. Köhler & Glaw, 2012</small>
* ''[[Boophis nauticus]]'' <small>Glaw, [[species:Oliver Hawlitschek|Hawlitschek]], [[species:Kathrin Glaw|K. Glaw]] & Vences, 2019</small>
* ''[[Boophis obscurus]]'' <small>(Boettger, 1913)</small>
* ''[[Boophis obscurus]]'' <small>(Boettger, 1913)</small>
* ''[[Boophis occidentalis]]'' <small>[[Frank Glaw|Glaw]] & Vences, 1994</small>
* ''[[Boophis occidentalis]]'' <small>Glaw & Vences, 1994</small>
* ''[[Boophis opisthodon]]'' <small>(Boulenger, 1888)</small>
* ''[[Boophis opisthodon]]'' <small>(Boulenger, 1888)</small>
* ''[[Boophis pauliani]]'' <small>(Guibé, 1953)</small>
* ''[[Boophis pauliani]]'' <small>(Guibé, 1953)</small>
* ''[[Boophis periegetes]]'' <small>Cadle, 1995</small>
* ''[[Boophis periegetes]]'' <small>Cadle, 1995</small>
* ''[[Boophis picturatus]]'' <small>[[Frank Glaw|Glaw]], Vences, Andreone & Vallan, 2001</small>
* ''[[Boophis picturatus]]'' <small>Glaw, Vences, Andreone & Vallan, 2001</small>
* ''[[Boophis piperatus]]'' <small>[[Frank Glaw|Glaw]], Köhler, de la Riva, Vieites & Vences, 2010</small>
* ''[[Boophis piperatus]]'' <small>Glaw, J. Köhler, De la Riva, Vieites & Vences, 2010</small>
* ''[[Boophis popi]]'' <small>Köhler, [[Frank Glaw|Glaw]], Rosa, Gehring, Pabijan, Andreone & Vences, 2011</small>
* ''[[Boophis popi]]'' <small>J. Köhler, Glaw, Rosa, Gehring, Pabijan, Andreone & Vences, 2011</small>
* ''[[Boophis praedictus]]'' <small>[[Frank Glaw|Glaw]], Köhler, de la Riva, Vieites & Vences, 2010</small>
* ''[[Boophis praedictus]]'' <small>Glaw, J. Köhler, De la Riva, Vieites & Vences, 2010</small>
* ''[[Boophis pyrrhus]]'' <small>[[Frank Glaw|Glaw]], Vences, Andreone & Vallan, 2001</small>
* ''[[Boophis pyrrhus]]'' <small>Glaw, Vences, Andreone & Vallan, 2001</small>
* ''[[Boophis quasiboehmei]]'' <small>vences, Köhler, Crottini & [[Frank Glaw|Glaw]], 2010</small>
* ''[[Boophis quasiboehmei]]'' <small>Vences, J. Köhler, Crottini & Glaw, 2010</small>
* ''[[Boophis rappiodes]]'' <small>(Ahl, 1928)</small>
* ''[[Boophis rappiodes]]'' <small>(Ahl, 1928)</small>
* ''[[Boophis reticulatus]]'' <small>Blommers-Schlösser, 1979</small>
* ''[[Boophis reticulatus]]'' <small>Blommers-Schlösser, 1979</small>
* ''[[Boophis rhodoscelis]]'' <small>(Boulenger, 1882)</small>
* ''[[Boophis rhodoscelis]]'' <small>(Boulenger, 1882)</small>
* ''[[Boophis roseipalmatus]]'' <small>[[Frank Glaw|Glaw]], Köhler, de la Riva, Vieites & Vences, 2010</small>
* ''[[Boophis roseipalmatus]]'' <small>Glaw, J. Köhler, De la Riva, Vieites & Vences, 2010</small>
* ''[[Boophis rufioculis]]'' <small>[[Frank Glaw|Glaw]] & Vences, 1997</small>
* ''[[Boophis rufioculis]]'' <small>Glaw & Vences, 1997</small>
* ''[[Boophis sambirano]]'' <small>Vences & [[Frank Glaw|Glaw]], 2005</small>
* ''[[Boophis sambirano]]'' <small>Vences & Glaw, 2005</small>
* ''[[Boophis sandrae]]'' <small>[[Frank Glaw|Glaw]], Köhler, de la Riva, Vieites & Vences, 2010</small>
* ''[[Boophis sandrae]]'' <small>Glaw, J. Köhler, De la Riva, Vieites & Vences, 2010</small>
* ''[[Boophis schuboeae]]'' <small>[[Frank Glaw|Glaw]] & Vences, 2002</small>
* ''[[Boophis schuboeae]]'' <small>Glaw & Vences, 2002</small>
* ''[[Boophis septentrionalis]]'' <small>[[Frank Glaw|Glaw]] & Vences, 1994</small>
* ''[[Boophis septentrionalis]]'' <small>Glaw & Vences, 1994</small>
* ''[[Boophis sibilans]]'' <small>[[Frank Glaw|Glaw]] & Thiesmeier, 1993</small>
* ''[[Boophis sibilans]]'' <small>Glaw & Thiesmeier, 1993</small>
* ''[[Boophis solomaso]]'' <small>Vallan, Vences & [[Frank Glaw|Glaw]], 2003</small>
* ''[[Boophis solomaso]]'' <small>Vallan, Vences & Glaw, 2003</small>
* ''[[Boophis spinophis]]'' <small>[[Frank Glaw|Glaw]], Köhler, de la Riva, Vieites & Vences, 2010</small>
* ''[[Boophis spinophis]]'' <small>Glaw, J. Köhler, De la Riva, Vieites & Vences, 2010</small>
* ''[[Boophis tampoka]]'' <small>Köhler, [[Frank Glaw|Glaw]] & Vences, 2007</small>
* ''[[Boophis tampoka]]'' <small>J. Köhler, Glaw & Vences, 2007</small>
* ''[[Boophis tasymena]]'' <small>Vences & [[Frank Glaw|Glaw]], 2002</small>
* ''[[Boophis tasymena]]'' <small>Vences & Glaw, 2002</small>
* ''[[Boophis tephraeomystax]]'' <small>(Duméril, 1853)</small>
* ''[[Boophis tephraeomystax]]'' <small>([[Auguste Duméril|A.H.A. Duméril]], 1853)</small>
* ''[[Boophis tsilomaro]]'' <small>Vences, Andreone, Glos & [[Frank Glaw|Glaw]], 2010</small>
* ''[[Boophis tsilomaro]]'' <small>Vences, Andreone, [[species:Julian Glos|Glos]] & Glaw, 2010</small>
* ''[[Boophis ulftunni]]'' <small>Wollenberg, Andreone, [[Frank Glaw|Glaw]] & Vences, 2008</small><!-- Zootaxa1684:58. -->
* ''[[Boophis ulftunni]]'' <small>[[species:Katharina C. Wollenberg|Wollenberg]], Andreone, Glaw & Vences, 2008</small>
* ''[[Boophis viridis]]'' <small>Blommers-Schlösser, 1979</small>
* ''[[Boophis viridis]]'' <small>Blommers-Schlösser, 1979</small>
* ''[[Boophis vittatus]]'' <small>[[Frank Glaw|Glaw]], Vences, Andreone & Vallan, 2001</small>
* ''[[Boophis vittatus]]'' <small>Glaw, Vences, Andreone & Vallan, 2001</small>
* ''[[Boophis williamsi]]'' <small>(Guibé, 1974)</small>
* ''[[Boophis williamsi]]'' <small>(Guibé, 1974)</small>
* ''[[Boophis xerophilus]]'' <small>[[Frank Glaw|Glaw]] & Vences, 1997</small>
* ''[[Boophis xerophilus]]'' <small>Glaw & Vences, 1997</small>
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''[[Nota bene]]'': A [[Binomial nomenclature|binomial authority]] in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''boophis''.
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[[Category:Amphibians of Africa]]
[[Category:Boophis| ]]
[[Category:Amphibians of Sub-Saharan Africa]]
[[Category:Endemic fauna of Madagascar]]
[[Category:Endemic fauna of Madagascar]]
[[Category:Amphibian genera]]
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[[Category:Boophis|*]]
[[Category:Fauna of Mayotte]]
[[Category:Fauna of Mayotte]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Johann Jakob von Tschudi]]
[[Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot]]

Latest revision as of 10:36, 12 March 2024

Bright-eyed frogs
Boophis ankaratra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Mantellidae
Subfamily: Boophinae
Vences & Glaw, 2001
Genus: Boophis
Tschudi, 1838
Type species
Boophis goudotii
Tschudi, 1838
Synonyms
  • Buccinator Gistel, 1848
Juvenile Boophis cf. roseipalmatus
Montagne d'Ambre
Boophis entingae from Montagne d'Ambre, photographed in 2017

Boophis is the only genus in the mantellid frog subfamily Boophinae. They are commonly known as bright-eyed or skeleton frogs. They show typical 'tree frog' traits, and are a good example of convergent evolution with morphologically similar species in the families Hylidae and Rhacophoridae, among others. This genus can only be found on Madagascar and Mayotte Island (Comoros).[1]

Taxonomy[edit]

The genus Boophis was described by Johann Jakob von Tschudi in 1838.[2] It was originally considered a member of the African-Asian family Rhacophoridae, but was moved to the family Mantellidae in 2001,[3] into its own subfamily, Boophinae Vences & Glaw, 2001.

Morphology[edit]

Boophis are arboreal frogs, exhibiting many traits that define 'tree frogs', such as expanded toe discs, long hindlimbs, and large eyes.[1] Boophis are especially characterised by bright colouration of the iris, which is typically intricately patterned towards its inside, and often green or blue, but occasionally also red, purple, or yellow in the outer iris area.[1] This has led to the vernacular name of bright-eyed frogs for the genus. Many species of Boophis have almost translucent skin, allowing bones and internal organs to be observed as in the unrelated glass frogs (Centrolenidae) of the tropical Americas.[4] This has led to the vernacular name skeleton frogs for some members of the genus.

Species[edit]

The genus has nearly 80 species; new ones are being described every few months on average. This list may not be exhaustive.

Boophis occidentalis tadpole

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than boophis.

References[edit]

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  1. ^ a b c Glaw, Frank; Vences, Miguel (2007). A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar (3rd ed.). Cologne, Germany: Vences & Glaw Verlags. ISBN 978-3929449037.
  2. ^ Tschudi, J. J. v. (1838). Classification der Batrachier mit Berücksichtigung der fossilen Thiere dieser Abtheilung der Reptilien. Neuchâtel: Petitpierre.
  3. ^ Vences, Miguel; Glaw, Frank (2001). "When molecules claim for taxonomic changes: New proposals on the classification of Old World treefrogs". Spixiana. 24 (1): 85–92.
  4. ^ Hutter, Carl; Lambert, Shea M.; Andriampenomanana, Zo F.; Glaw, Frank; Vences, Miguel (2018-10-01). "Molecular phylogeny and diversification of Malagasy bright-eyed tree frogs (Mantellidae: Boophis)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 127: 568–578. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2018.05.027. ISSN 1055-7903. PMID 29894731.
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