{"id":1052,"date":"2013-12-14T12:11:39","date_gmt":"2013-12-14T11:11:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madamagazine.com\/?p=1052"},"modified":"2021-05-22T16:05:37","modified_gmt":"2021-05-22T14:05:37","slug":"amphibien","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madamagazine.com\/en\/amphibien\/","title":{"rendered":"Amphibians in general"},"content":{"rendered":"

Especially the rainforests of Madagascar offer an abundance of different frogs for observation and discovery. Almost 4% of the world’s amphibian fauna is found on the island. Especially in the rainy areas on the east coast, you can find countless different species in a small area. In the rainy season, the croaking, chirping, and chirping of the courtship males can be heard far and forms the typical evening soundscape of the rain forest.<\/p>\n

There are only a few species of disc borer (Dicroglossidae<\/em>), such as the widespread aquatic Madagascar frog. The smaller reed frogs (Heterixalus<\/em>) often come up with great colors. These include the sky blue reed fro<\/a>g (Heterixalus madagascariensis<\/em>).<\/p>\n