Boana xerophylla
Boana xerophylla is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It's found in northern South America.
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Boana |
| Species: | B. xerophylla |
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Taxonomy
Boana xerophylla was described in 1841 as Hyla xerophylla.[1] However, for decades in the 1900s, it was regarded as a synonym of Boana crepitans, until it was resurrected as a separate species in 2017. In 2021, the Boana xerophylla populations north of the Orinoco river were separated as a new species, Boana platanera.[2] A population from Suriname has sometimes been called Boana fuentei, but it's currently classified as a synonym of Boana xerophylla.[1]
Description
The dorsal coloration of Boana xerophylla ranges from dark brown to green.[2] It's average snout–vent length is 49.69 millimetres (1.96 in).[2][3]
Distribution
Boana xerophylla is found in northern Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela south of the Orinoco river.[1][2]
References
- Frost, Darrel R. (2021). "Boana xerophylla (Duméril and Bibron, 1841)". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. New York, USA: American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
- Escalona, Moisés; Marca, Enrique La; Castellanos, Michelle; Fouquet, Antoine; Crawford, Andrew J.; Rojas-Runjaic, Fernando J.M.; Giaretta, Ariovaldo A.; Señaris, J. Celsa; Castroviejo-Fisher, Santiago (2021-06-08). "Integrative taxonomy reveals a new but common Neotropical treefrog, hidden under the name Boana xerophylla". Zootaxa. 4981 (3): 401–448. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4981.3.1. PMID 34186712. S2CID 235685701. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
- Escalona S., Moisés D.; Juncá, Flora Acuña; Giaretta, Ariovaldo A.; Crawford, Andrew J.; Marca, Enrique La (2019-05-24). "Contrasting genetic, acoustic, and morphological differentiation in two closely related gladiator frogs (Hylidae: Boana) across a common Neotropical landscape". Zootaxa. 4609 (3): 519–547. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4609.3.8. S2CID 182478383.