#heterixalus

[herpsandbirds]

Madagascan Reed Frog (Heterixalus madagascariensis), family Hyperoliidae, Madagascar

photograph by Quinn Diaz

[markscherz]

hello, you have begun suddenly appearing on my dash i find it fun. thanks for the frogs

It is my pleasure! Here is a favourite: Heterixalus alboguttatus, the starry night frog!

[herpsandbirds]

Madagascan Reed Frog (Heterixalus madagascariensis), family Hyperoliidae, Madagascar

photograph by Bernard DuPont

[markscherz]

Are you still around my froggy friend

Oh yes very much so. I just got back from Madagascar last week, and the backlog of work that has accumulated, as well as the new work that the expedition brought with it, have left me precious little time for social media! But I promise I am here!

Here’s a sneak peak of one of the incredible creatures I got to see on this trip: Heterixalus alboguttatus

A little taster of the good things to come!

[herpsandbirds]

Blue-backed Reed Frog (Heterixalus madagascariensis), family Hyperoliidae, Madagascar

photograph by Megh Roy Choudhury

[herpsandbirds]

Starry Night Reed Frog (Heterixalus alboguttatus), family Hyperoliidae, endemic to Madagascar

photograph by Paul Freed

[markscherz]

What frogs are respectively the Most Spottiest and the Most Stripiest?

Spottiest is pretty unequivocally Heterixalus alboguttatus

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And remarkably, I would argue that the winner for the stripiest might be Heterixalus rutenbergi

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So both titles would be in the same genus!

[snototter]

A Madagascar reed frog (Heterixalus punctatus) perches on a leaf in Madagascar

by Charles Sharp