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Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Amphibia
Subclassis: Lissamphibia
Ordo: Anura

Familia: Mantellidae
Subfamilia: Boophinae
Genus: Boophis
Species: Boophis miniatus
Name

Boophis miniatus (Mocquard, 1902)

Type locality: "forêt entre Isaka et la vallée d'Ambobo", near Fort-Dauphin, southern Madagascar.

Holotype: MNHNP 1901.386.
Synonyms

Rhacophorus miniatus Mocquard, 1902
Rhacophorus (Rhacophorus) miniatus — Ahl, 1931
Rhacophorus (Boophis) miniatus — Guibé, 1950
Boophis miniatus — Blommers-Schlösser, 1979
Boophis (Boophis) miniatus — Glaw & Vences, 2006

References

Mocquard, 1902, Bull. Soc. Philomath., Paris, Ser. 9, 4: 19.
Blommers-Schlösser, 1979, Bijdr. Dierkd., 49: 261, 282.
Frost, D.R. 2021. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.1. Electronic Database accessible at https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. DOI: 10.5531/db.vz.0001 Boophis miniatus . Accessed on 07 June 2008.
2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Boophis miniatus (Least Concern) Downloaded on 07 June 2008.

Vernacular names
English: Tiny Bright-eyed Frog

Boophis miniatus is a species of frog in the family Mantellidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References

IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2016). "Boophis miniatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T57416A84163966. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T57416A84163966.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.

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