Madagascar Herp List
April - May 2023
This was my single most productive herping trip ever, thanks to the experts at Tropical Herping. In addition to this species list, I've also written an extensive travelogue for this adventure.
Lizards
ChamaeleonidaeChameleons
Brookesia brunoi
Anja Reserve Stub-tailed Chameleon
Brookesia brygooi
Brygoo’s Leaf Chameleon
new species
Brookesia ramanantsoai
Ramanantsoa’s Leaf Chameleon
new species
Brookesia superciliaris
Horned Leaf Chameleon
Brookesia therezieni
Perinet Leaf Chameleon
new species
Brookesia thieli
Domergue’s Leaf Chameleon
new species
Calumma brevicorne
Short-horned Chameleon
Calumma cf. radamanus
undescribed species
new species
Calumma crypticum
Cryptic Chameleon
new species
Calumma emelinae
Angozongahy Nosed Chameleon
Calumma fallax
Deceptive Chameleon
new species
Calumma gallus
Lance-nosed Chameleon
new species
Calumma gastrotaenia
Perinet Chameleon
Calumma glawi
Glaw’s Chameleon
new species
Calumma malthe
Malthe’s Green-eared Chameleon
new species
Calumma nasutum
Andasibe Nosed Chameleon
Calumma oshaughnessyi
O’Shaugnessy’s Chameleon
Calumma parsonii cristifer
Parson’s Chameleon
Calumma parsonii parsonii
Parson’s Chameleon
new subspecies
Calumma roaloko
Two-toned Soft-nosed Chameleon
new species
Calumma tjiasmantoi
Ranomafana Nosed Chameleon
Calumma vohibola
Vohibola Forest Chameleon
new species
Furcifer antimena
Antimena Chameleon
new species
Furcifer balteatus
Two-banded Chameleon
new species
Furcifer bifidus
Fork-nosed Chameleon
new species
Furcifer major
Southern Carpet Chameleon
new species
Furcifer oustaleti
Oustalet’s Chameleon
Furcifer pardalis
Panther Chameleon
Furcifer verrucosus
Warty Chameleon
Furcifer willsii
Canopy Chameleon
Palleon nasus
Elongate Leaf Chameleon
new species
GekkonidaeTypical Geckos
Blaesodactylus sakalava
Tulear Velvet Gecko
new species
Ebenavia boettgeri
Boettger’s Clawless Gecko
new species
Ebenavia robusta
Greater Clawless Gecko
new species
Geckolepis “typica”
undescribed species
new species
Geckolepis sp
unidentified species
Geckolepis maculata
Golden Fish-scaled Gecko
Gehyra mutilata
Common Four-clawed Gecko
Hemidactylus mercatorius
Farquhar Half-toed Gecko
Lygodactylus sp
unidentified species
Lygodactylus bivittis
Tiny Dwarf Gecko
new species
Lygodactylus cf. tuberosus "Toliara"
undescribed species
new species
Lygodactylus fritzi
no known English name
new species
Lygodactylus guibei
Guibe’s Dwarf Day Gecko
new species
Lygodactylus miops
Gunther’s Dwarf Gecko
Lygodactylus pictus
Robust Dwarf Gecko
Matoatoa brevipes
Toliara Ghost Gecko
new species
Paragehyra felicitae
Anja Half-padded Gecko
new species
Paroedura androyensis
Grandidier’s Madagascar Ground Gecko
new species
Paroedura gracilis
Graceful Madagascar Ground Gecko
Paroedura guibeae
Betroka Leaf-toed Gecko
new species
Paroedura picta
Madagascar Ground Gecko
Paroedura rennerae
Kirindy Leaf-toed Gecko
new species
Phelsuma gouldi
Anja Day Gecko
new species
Phelsuma grandis
Giant Madagascar Day Gecko
Phelsuma guttata
Speckled Day Gecko
new species
Phelsuma hielscheri
Morondava Day Gecko
new species
Phelsuma laticauda laticauda
Gold Dust Day Gecko
Phelsuma lineata elanthana
Lined Day Gecko
new subspecies
Phelsuma modesta leiogaster
Modest Day Gecko
new species
Phelsuma mutabilis
Thick Tail Gecko
new species
Phelsuma parva
Lesser Madagascar Day Gecko
new species
Phelsuma standingi
Banded Day Gecko
new species
Uroplatus phantasticus
Satanic Leaf-tailed Gecko
Uroplatus sameiti
Southeastern Lowland Leaf-tailed Gecko
new species
Uroplatus sikorae
Mossy Leaf-tailed Gecko
GerrhosauridaePlated Lizards
Tracheloptychus madagascariensis
Madagascar Keeled Cordylid
new species
Tracheloptychus petersi
Peters’s Keeled Cordylid
new species
Zonosaurus karsteni
Karsten’s Girdled Lizard
new species
Zonosaurus laticaudatus
Broad-tailed Girdled Lizard
Zonosaurus ornatus
Ornate Girdled Lizard
OpluridaeMadagascar Iguanas
Oplurus cuvieri
Madagascar Spiny-tailed Iguana
Oplurus cyclurus
Merrem’s Madagascar Swift
new species
Oplurus grandidieri
Grandidier’s Madagascar Swift
Oplurus quadrimaculatus
Dumeril’s Madagascar Swift
ScincidaeSkinks
Cryptoblepharus voeltzkowi
Voeltzkow’s Snake-eyed Skink
new species
Flexiseps sp
unidentified species
Flexiseps ornaticeps
Grey Skink
new species
Grandidierina fierinensis
Common Burrowing Skink
new species
Grandidierina lineata
Striped Burrowing Skink
new species
Grandidierina rubrocaudata
Redtail Burrowing Skink
new species
Madascincus melanopleura
Common Madagascar Skink
new species
Madascincus nanus
Dwarf Skink
new species
Trachylepis aureopunctata
Gold-spotted Mabuya
new species
Trachylepis elegans
Elegant Mabuya
Trachylepis gravenhorstii
Gravenhorst’s Mabuya
Trachylepis nancycoutuae
Isalo Skink
new species
Snakes
PsammophiidaeAfrican Sand Snakes
Mimophis mahfalensis
Pencil Snake
new species
PseudoxyrhophiidaeMadagascar Brook Snakes
Langaha madagascariensis
Malagasy Leaf-nosed Snake
new species
Leioheterodon madagascariensis
Madagascar Hog-nosed Snake
Liophidium chabaudi
Toliara Smooth Snake
new species
Lycodryas sp
unidentified species
Lycodryas sp
unidentified species
Madagascarophis colubrinus
Malagasy Cat-eyed Snake
Madagascarophis meridionalis
Karimbola Cat Snake
new species
Pseudoxyrhopus quinquelineatus
Striped Brook Snake
new species
Thamnosophis infrasignatus
Forest Water Snake
Thamnosophis lateralis
Lateral Water Snake
SanziniidaeMadagascar Boas
Sanzinia sp
unidentified species
Sanzinia madagascariensis
Madagascar Tree Boa
TyphlopidaeBlind Snakes
Indotyphlops braminus
Brahminy Blindsnake
Frogs and Toads
HyperoliidaeAfrican Reed Frogs
Heterixalus alboguttatus
Starry Night Frog
new species
Heterixalus betsileo
Betsileo Reed Frog
Heterixalus luteostriatus
Andranolava Reed Frog
new species
Heterixalus madagascariensis
Blue-back Reed Frog
Heterixalus punctatus
Spotted Madagascar Reed Frog
MantellidaeMantellas
Aglyptodactylus madagascariensis
Madagascar Jumping Frog
Blommersia sp
unidentified species
Blommersia blommersae
Moramanga Madagascar Frog
Boophis albilabris
White-lipped Bright-eyed Frog
Boophis albipunctatus
Spotted Bright-eyed Frog
new species
Boophis boehmei
Böhme’s Bright-eyed Frog
new species
Boophis bottae
Bott’s Bright-eyed Frog
new species
Boophis doulioti
Douliot’s Bright-eyed Frog
Boophis elenae
Elena’s Bright-eyed Frog
new species
Boophis goudotii
Goudot’s Bright-eyed Frog
Boophis guibei
Warty Bright-eyed Frog
new species
Boophis luteus
Ankafana Bright-eyed Frog
new species
Boophis madagascariensis
Madagascar Bright-eyed Frog
Boophis majori
Ambohimitombo Bright-eyed Frog
new species
Boophis opisthodon
Eastern Bright-eyed Frog
new species
Boophis pyrrhus
Red Bright-eyed Frog
new species
Boophis reticulatus
Reticulate Bright-eyed Frog
Boophis sandrae
no known English name
new species
Boophis tasymena
no known English name
new species
Boophis tephraeomystax
Dumeril’s Bright-eyed Frog
Boophis viridis
Green Bright-eyed Frog
Gephyromantis asper
East Betsileo Grainy Frog
new species
Gephyromantis ceratophrys
Ranomafana Grainy Frog
Gephyromantis enki
no known English name
new species
Gephyromantis luteus
White Madagascar Frog
Gephyromantis mitsinjo
no known English name
new species
Gephyromantis tschenki
Tschenk’s Madagascar Frog
new species
Guibemantis sp
unidentified species
Guibemantis flavobrunneus
no known English name
new species
Guibemantis liber
Free Madagascar Frog
Guibemantis pulcher
Tsarafidy Madagascar Frog
Guibemantis timidus
no known English name
new species
Guibemantis tornieri
no known English name
Laliostoma labrosum
Madagascar Bullfrog
Mantella baroni
Baron’s Mantella
new species
Mantidactylus sp
unidentified species
Mantidactylus albofrenatus
Eastern Madagascar Frog
new species
Mantidactylus sp
unidentified species
Mantidactylus grandidieri
Grandidier’s Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus lugubris
Dumeril’s Madagascar Frog
new species
Mantidactylus opiparis
Central Madagascar Frog
new species
Spinomantis aglavei
Anamalozoatra Madagascar Frog
new species
Spinomantis peraccae
Peracca’s Madagascar Frog
new species
MicrohylidaeNarrowmouth Toads
Anodonthyla boulengerii
Boulenger’s Climbing Frog
new species
Anodonthyla moramora
no known English name
new species
Anodonthyla pollicaris
no known English name
new species
Cophyla grandis
Boulenger’s Giant Treefrog
new species
Cophyla sp
unidentified species
Cophyla tuberifera
Ambatoharanana Whistling Frog
Plethodontohyla mihanika
Malagasy Climbing Rain Frog
new species
Plethodontohyla notosticta
Mahanoro Digging Frog
Scaphiophryne brevis
Brown Rain Frog
new species
Scaphiophryne marmorata
Marbled Rain Frog
PtychadenidaeGrassland Frogs
Ptychadena mascareniensis
Mascarene Ridged Frog
Summary
Lizards:
Snakes:
Frogs and Toads:
total:
new species:
new subspecies:
90
14
60
164
87
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