Boophis mandraka
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Boophis mandraka faces severe threats from ongoing deforestation and habitat degradation in Madagascar's eastern rainforests. The species' extremely limited range makes it particularly vulnerable to localized habitat destruction from slash-and-burn agriculture, logging, and human settlement expansion. Climate change poses additional risks through altered precipitation patterns that could disrupt the humid microhabitats essential for this arboreal frog's survival and reproduction.
Habitat
This species inhabits primary and secondary rainforests in eastern Madagascar, typically found in the canopy and understory vegetation near streams and humid areas. It requires intact forest cover with high humidity levels and is associated with montane rainforest ecosystems at elevations between 900-1,200 meters.
