Species:

Gephyromantis luteus

White Madagascar Frog

May 1, 2007
Masoala National Park, Toamasina province, Madagascar
White Madagascar Frog (Gephyromantis luteus)
White Madagascar Frog (Gephyromantis luteus)
This frog was at least five feet above the ground, poised on a leaf, possibly waiting for the spider at the upper right of the first photo to move into a more lunge-worthy position. The angular ridges on the shoulders help identify this species as M. luteus.
May 2, 2007
Masoala National Park, Toamasina province, Madagascar
White Madagascar Frog (Gephyromantis luteus)
White Madagascar Frog (Gephyromantis luteus)
Gephyromantis luteus is typically basically a solid color, but color variations occur also. The frog pictured here was one of my favorites from Masoala, due to its unbelievable camouflage in the leaf litter. I would watch it take a prodigious hop, and see exactly where it landed, but it would still take me several minutes to make out its form even though I was staring right at it the entire time. Then when I finally discerned its shape among the leaves I would set up my camera and it would leap again. This happened three or four times before I finally got decent photos.