This little frog looked very much like a toad in the family Bufonidae, but it's classified in the small family Scaphiophrynidae instead. Our guide Mary noticed it hopping across the grass in the morning while the rest of us were admiring chameleons in the trees. My sister, also named Mary, took the second photo above, which shows how well camouflaged this frog is against the decomposing leaf litter.

Here is a list of all the reptiles and frogs I saw on this 2007 trip to Madagascar.

By day these toad-like frogs hop about on the forest floor, camouflaged against the grasses and other ground cover. By night they climb up tree trunks and rest vertically, camouflaged against the mosses and ferns.

Here is a list of all the reptiles and frogs I saw on this 2023 trip to Madagascar.

Another sleepy fellow. This one reminds me of a little vertical horned lizard.