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(Redirected from Boana fuentei) Species of amphibian

Boana xerophylla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Boana
Species: B. xerophylla
Binomial name
Boana xerophylla
(Duméril & Bibron, 1841)
Synonyms
  • Hyla xerophylla Duméril & Bibron, 1841
  • Hyla fuentei Goin & Goin, 1968
  • Boana fuentei (Goin & Goin, 1968)
  • Hypsiboas fuentei (Goin & Goin, 1968)

Boana xerophylla is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is found in northern Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela south of the Orinoco.

Taxonomy

Boana xerophylla was described in 1841 as Hyla xerophylla. 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. A population from Suriname has sometimes been called Boana fuentei, but it's currently classified as a synonym of Boana xerophylla.

Description

The dorsal coloration of Boana xerophylla ranges from dark brown to green. It's average snout–vent length is 49.69 millimetres (1.96 in).

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. 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. PMID 31717098. S2CID 182478383.
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Boana xerophylla
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