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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 solomaso
Name

Boophis solomaso Vallan, Vences & Glaw, 2003

Type locality: "at a site called Analambalotra near Ambavaniasy, 18° 57´ 36 S, 48° 30´ 00 E, about 880 m elevation, Moramango Fivondronana, Toamasina Province, central eastern Madagascar".

Holotype: NHM 1046010.
Synonyms

Boophis solomaso Vallan, Vences & Glaw, 2003
Boophis (Boophis) solomaso — Glaw & Vences, 2006

References

Vallan, Vences, and Glaw, 2003, Amphibia-Reptilia, 24: 311.
Glaw and Vences, 2006, Organisms Divers. Evol., 6: 242.
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 solomaso . Accessed on 07 June 2008.
2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Boophis solomaso (Data Deficient) Downloaded on 07 June 2008.

Vernacular names
English: Analambalotra Bright-eyed Frog


Boophis solomaso is a species of frogs in the family Mantellidae endemic to Madagascar, known only from Forêt de Vohidrazana but it may occur more widespread.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss for agriculture, timber extraction, charcoal manufacturing, invasive eucalyptus, livestock grazing and expanding human settlement.
Sources

IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2016). "Boophis solomaso". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T57430A67231015. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T57430A67231015.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.

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