Bokermannohyla feioi explained

Bokermannohyla feioi is a species of frog in the Hylidae family. It is endemic to Parque Estadual do Ibitipoca, Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss for logging, cattle pasture and agriculture including sugar, coffee and exotic trees.

The species had been considered a junior synonym of Bokermannohyla nanuzae, but it has been ressurected as a valid species.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Brunes . Tuliana O. . Pinto . Felipe C. S. . Taucce . Pedro P. G. . Santos . Marcus Thadeu T. . Nascimento . Luciana B. . Carvalho . Daniel C. . Oliveira . Guilherme . Vasconcelos . Santelmo . Leite . Felipe S. F. . 2023-12-31 . Traditional taxonomy underestimates the number of species of Bokermannohyla (Amphibia: Anura: Hylidae) diverging in the mountains of southeastern Brazil since the Miocene . Systematics and Biodiversity . en . 21 . 1 . 10.1080/14772000.2022.2156001 . 2023SyBio..2156001B . 1477-2000.