Note published on mammal predation on frogs

A ring-tailed vontsira (Galidia elegans) feeding on the frog Aglyptodactylus madagascariensis. Photo by Lonny Pace

Soon to be minted Dr. Edmonds had a paper published recently on an observation he made in Madagascar during his research to conserve endangered frogs.

Edmonds and co-author Lonny Pace documented a pair of ring-tailed vontsira engaging in predation and surplus killing of Aglyptodactylus frogs during an explosive breeding event at Montagne d’Ambre National Park.

Following a cyclone, Edmonds and Pace encountered a water filled depression with several hundred A. madagascariensis as well as two ring-tailed vontsira feeding on the frogs.

Read the full paper and see the video

Edmonds, Devin A. and Lonny Pace. 2025. Predation on a Breeding Aggregation of Madagascar Jumping Frogs (Aglyptodactylus madagascariensis) by Ring-Tailed Vontsira (Galidia elegans). Biotropica: doi.org/10.1111/btp.70059