Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Boophis boehmei (Boophis boehmei), recorded as Endangered
Boophis boehmei (Boophis boehmei). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Boophis boehmei

Boophis boehmei

Boophis boehmei is a frog in the family Mantellidae (order Anura), recorded as Endangered and tied to Madagascar.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Boophis boehmei
Recorded from
Madagascar
Taxonomy
Amphibia · Anura · Mantellidae · Boophis

The frog

Frogs and toads typically begin as aquatic tadpoles, though some families lay eggs on land and hatch as froglets. Skin and eggs both need moisture.

Amphibians need damp skin or water at some point in the life cycle. Habitat loss and chytrid fungus sit behind many of the badges in this class.

Range and habitat

It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Breeding

Calling males and egg sites define most frog field work. A species known from one ridge is as narrow as it sounds.

Eggs and damp skin make amphibians quick to vanish from a drained wetland or a forest stripped of litter.

In crisis

Chytrid fungus, collection, and wet-forest loss are the usual pressures on frogs with a high threat category.

Boophis boehmei is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Boophis boehmei — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q2698212. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

Same genus

Photograph of Boophis ankarafensis (Boophis ankarafensis), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Boophis ankarafensis

Boophis ankarafensis
Photograph of Boophis williamsi (Boophis williamsi), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Boophis williamsi

Boophis williamsi
Photograph of Boophis anjanaharibeensis (Boophis anjanaharibeensis), recorded as EndangeredEN

Boophis anjanaharibeensis

Boophis anjanaharibeensis
Photograph of Boophis boppa (Boophis boppa), recorded as EndangeredEN

Boophis boppa

Boophis boppa

Quick answers

What is Boophis boehmei?
Boophis boehmei is a frog in the family Mantellidae (order Anura).
What is the conservation status of Boophis boehmei?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Boophis boehmei. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Boophis boehmei live?
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and rivers.
Why is Boophis boehmei in crisis?
It is threatened by habitat loss.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Boophis boehmei?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Boophis boehmei a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.