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Boophis pyrrhus Glaw, Vences, Andreone & Vallan, 2001 is a animal in the Mantellidae family, order Anura, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Boophis pyrrhus Glaw, Vences, Andreone & Vallan, 2001 (Boophis pyrrhus Glaw, Vences, Andreone & Vallan, 2001)
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Boophis pyrrhus Glaw, Vences, Andreone & Vallan, 2001

Boophis pyrrhus Glaw, Vences, Andreone & Vallan, 2001

Boophis pyrrhus is an endemic Madagascar frog species that lives in eastern rainforests and faces threats from habitat loss.

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Family
Genus
Boophis
Order
Anura
Class
Amphibia

About Boophis pyrrhus Glaw, Vences, Andreone & Vallan, 2001

Taxonomy and Naming

Boophis pyrrhus Glaw, Vences, Andreone & Vallan, 2001 is a frog species in the B. majori group of the family Mantellidae.

Distribution

This species is endemic to the eastern rainforests of Madagascar.

Habitat

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, and heavily degraded former forest.

Conservation Status

Boophis pyrrhus is currently threatened by habitat loss.

Photo: (c) Tommy Hui, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Tommy Hui · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Amphibia Anura Mantellidae Boophis

More from Mantellidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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