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title: "Dumeril's Bright-eyed Frog"
description: "Boophis tephraeomystax — Amphibians. Dumeril's Bright-Eyed Frog (Boophis tephraeomystax) is a species of frog in the family Mantellidae endemic to Madagascar."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/dumeril-s-bright-eyed-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Dumeril's Bright-eyed Frog

> Boophis tephraeomystax — Amphibians. Dumeril's Bright-Eyed Frog (Boophis tephraeomystax) is a species of frog in the family Mantellidae endemic to Madagascar.

- Scientific name: *Boophis tephraeomystax*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amphibians)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest), `freshwater` (Lakes & rivers), `urban` (Towns & gardens), `savanna` (Savanna)
- iNaturalist observations: 377
- Wikidata: [Q2701281](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2701281)
- iNaturalist taxon: [21911](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/21911)

## Names

- en: Dumeril's Bright-eyed Frog
- fr: Mantelle de Dumeril

## Countries with the most observations

MG (138)

## Summary

Dumeril's Bright-Eyed Frog (Boophis tephraeomystax) is a species of frog in the family Mantellidae endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, rivers, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land, urban areas, heavily degraded former forests, and seasonally flooded agricultural land.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boophis_tephraeomystax

## Photo

![Dumeril's Bright-eyed Frog](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/dumeril-s-bright-eyed-frog/medium.jpg)

Photo: Justin Philbois · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/156466756

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/dumeril-s-bright-eyed-frog?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).