Boophis goudotii Tschudi, 1838
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Boophis goudotii (common name: Goudot's bright-eyed frog) is a species of frog in the family Mantellidae. It is endemic to Madagascar where it is widespread on the high plateau of central Madagascar. Records elsewhere are uncertain and many of them represent misidentifications. It is the only Malagasy frog where females are known to be vocal.
Wikipedia contributors, Boophis goudotii; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T15:28:57.163471+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Boophis goudotii Tschudi, 1838
- Name authority
- Tschudi, 1838
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Mantellidae
- Genus
- Boophis
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyMantellidae Laurent, 1946
- subfamilyBoophinae Vences & Glaw, 2001
- genusBoophis Tschudi, 1838
- speciesBoophis goudotii Tschudi, 1838
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Boophis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Boophis sambirano Vences & Glaw, 2005 | MantellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Boophis sibilans Glaw & Thiesmeier, 1993 | MantellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Boophis microtympanum (Boettger, 1881) | MantellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Boophis guibei (McCarthy, 1978) | MantellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Boophis praedictus Glaw, Köhler, De la Riva, Vieites & Vences, 2010 | MantellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Boophis narinsi Vences, Gehara, Köhler & Glaw, 2012 | MantellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Boophis picturatus Glaw, Vences, Andreone & Vallan, 2001 | MantellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Boophis spinophis Glaw, Köhler, De la Riva, Vieites & Vences, 2010 | MantellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Boophis bottae Vences & Glaw, 2002 | MantellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Boophis piperatus Glaw, Köhler, De la Riva, Vieites & Vences, 2010 | MantellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Boophis opisthodon (Boulenger, 1888) | MantellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Boophis nauticus Glaw, Hawlitschek, Glaw & Vences, 2019 | MantellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Rhacophorus callichromus Ahl, 1928 Ahl, 1928 | synonym |
| Rhacophorus untersteini Ahl, 1928 Ahl, 1928 | synonym |
| Rhacophorus flavoguttatus Ahl, 1929 Ahl, 1929 | synonym |
| Boophis flavoguttatus (Ahl, 1929) (Ahl, 1929) | synonym |
| Boophis kanbergi (Ahl, 1929) (Ahl, 1929) | synonym |
| Boophis untersteini (Ahl, 1928) (Ahl, 1928) | synonym |
| Elophila goudotii (Tschudi, 1838) (Tschudi, 1838) | synonym |
| Polypedates goudotii (Tschudi, 1838) (Tschudi, 1838) | synonym |
| Rhacophorus hyloides Ahl, 1929 Ahl, 1929 | synonym |
| Rhacophorus kanbergi Ahl, 1929 Ahl, 1929 | synonym |
| Rhacophorus fasciolatus Ahl, 1929 Ahl, 1929 | synonym |
| Polypedates goudoti variolosa Steindachner, 1864 Steindachner, 1864 | synonym |
| Boophis hyloides (Ahl, 1929) (Ahl, 1929) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=663990 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:MHTC. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.