Boophis rufioculis Glaw & Vences 1997

M 31-35 mm, F 47 mm. Tibiotarsal articulation in males reaches beyond snout tip. Hand with some webbing, foot webbing 1(0), 2i(0.5), 2e(0), 3i(1), 3e(0.25), 4i/e(1.25-1.5), 5(0.25). Dorsal skin relatively smooth, with some tubercles and a tendency of fine dermal reticulations. Distinct spines on elbow and heel. Colour relatively variable, light brown with or without dark markings and patterning on the dorsum. Often a white patch under the eye.Outer iris area red, inner iris area bronze. Males with indistinct nuptial pads and a slightly distensible single subgular vocal sac (Glaw and Vences 2007).Partly taken (with permission) from Glaw and Vences (2007).

An'Ala (Glaw and Vences 2007). This species is found in the central part of the eastern rainforest belt of Madagascar, from Mantadia south to Antoetra, from 900-1,200m asl (Glaw and Vallan 2008).

Males call at night from perches 1-2 m above the ground, along streams in rainforest (Glaw and Vences 2007). Breeding probably occurs in these small streams (Glaw and Vallan 2008).Calls: Two types of unharmonious notes, often the note type of longer duration precedes a series of up to three notes of the shorter note type (Glaw and Vences 2008).

It occurs in at least one protected area, the Parc National de Mantadia. This species is common where suitable habitat exists. However, elsewhere its habitat is being lost to subsistence agriculture, logging, charcoal manufacture, invasion of eucalyptus trees, increased grazing and human settlements. It requires pristine rainforest (Glaw and Vallan 2008).

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