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Boophis pyrrhus

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Amphibia
Subclassis: Lissamphibia
Ordo: Anura

Familia: Mantellidae
Subfamilia: Boophinae
Genus: Boophis
Species: Boophis pyrrhus
Name

Boophis pyrrhus Glaw, Vences, Andreone & Vallan, 2001

Type locality: "Andasibe (18° 56´ S; 48° 25´ E, about 900 m above sea level), central eastern Madagascar".

Holotype: ZSM 582-1999.
Synonyms

Boophis pyrrhus Glaw, Vences, Andreone & Vallan, 2001
Boophis (Boophis) pyrrhus — Glaw & Vences, 2006

References

Glaw, Vences, Andreone, and Vallan, 2001, Zool. J. Linn. Soc., 133: 513.
Glaw and Vences, 2006, Organisms Divers. Evol., 6: 242.
Frost, D.R. 2021. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.1. Electronic Database accessible at https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. DOI: 10.5531/db.vz.0001 Boophis pyrrhus . Accessed on 07 June 2008.
2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Boophis pyrrhus (Least Concern) Downloaded on 07 June 2008.

Vernacular names
English: Andasibe Bright-eyed Frog

Boophis pyrrhus is a species of frog in the family Mantellidae.

It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References

IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Boophis pyrrhus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T57422A176088932. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T57422A176088932.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.

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