Bright-eyed frogs | |
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Boophis ankaratra | |
Scientific 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
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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]