Madagascar Bullfrog
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Madagascar Bullfrog

Laliostoma labrosum

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Ankarafantsika National Park
9 Verified records at Ankarafantsika National Park
December Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

Laliostoma is a genus of frogs in the family Mantellidae. It is monotypic, being represented by a single species, Laliostoma labrosum, or the Madagascar Bullfrog. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, intermittent freshwater marshes, hot deserts, arable land, pastureland, rural gardens, urban areas, ponds, seasonally flooded agricultural land, and canals and ditches. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Madagascar Bullfrog sighting in Ankarafantsika National Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Ankarafantsika National Park

Western Bright-eyed Frog
LC Endemic

Western Bright-eyed Frog

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Boophis doulioti

20–30% · Possible
Witte's Madagascar Frog
LC Endemic

Witte's Madagascar Frog

Amphibian

Blommersia wittei

Insufficient data
Mascarene Ridged Frog
LC

Mascarene Ridged Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Ptychadena mascareniensis

30–40% · Possible
Three-color Reed Frog
LC Endemic

Three-color Reed Frog

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Heterixalus tricolor

Insufficient data
Moquard's Burrowing Frog
LC Endemic

Moquard's Burrowing Frog

Amphibian

Scaphiophryne calcarata

Insufficient data
Antsouhy tomato frog
LC Endemic

Antsouhy tomato frog

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Dyscophus insularis

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
20–30
Feb
20–30
Mar
40–50
Apr
20–30
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
5–10
Oct
40–50
Nov
70–80
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Ankarafantsika National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
30–40%
2 Berenty Reserve 🇲🇬 Madagascar
Insufficient data
3 Ranomafana National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Madagascar Bullfrog in Ankarafantsika National Park?

About 37% of wildlife watchers report a Madagascar Bullfrog sighting in Ankarafantsika National Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Madagascar Bullfrog in Ankarafantsika National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Madagascar Bullfrog in Ankarafantsika National Park in our monthly data.

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