''Boana xerophylla'' is a species of

frog A frog is any member of a diverse and largely Carnivore, carnivorous group of short-bodied, tailless amphibians composing the order (biology), order Anura (ανοὐρά, literally ''without tail'' in Ancient Greek). The oldest fossil "proto-f ...

in the family Hylidae. It is found in northern

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Guyana Guyana ( or ), officially the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern mainland of South America. Guyana is an indigenous word which means "Land of Many Waters". The capital city is Georgetown. Guyana is bordered by the ...

Suriname Suriname (; srn, Sranankondre or ), officially the Republic of Suriname ( nl, Republiek Suriname , srn, Ripolik fu Sranan), is a country on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north ...

, and

Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...

south of the

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Taxonomy

''Boana xerophylla'' was described in 1841 as ''Hyla xerophylla''. However, for decades in the 1900s, it was regarded as a

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of '' Boana crepitans'', until it was resurrected as a separate species in 2017. In 2021, the ''Boana xerophylla'' populations north of the

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

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is .

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Boana xerophylla Boana Frogs of Brazil Amphibians of French Guiana Amphibians of Guyana Amphibians of Suriname Amphibians of Venezuela Taxa named by André Marie Constant Duméril Taxa named by Gabriel Bibron Amphibians described in 1841 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot