Boana xerophylla explained

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.^[1] 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.^[1] It's average snout–vent length is 49.69mm.^{[1] [2]}

Notes and References

1. 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 . 10.11646/zootaxa.4981.3.1 . 34186712 . 235685701 . 2022-05-10.
2. 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 . 10.11646/zootaxa.4609.3.8 . 31717098 . 182478383 .