''Hypsiboas hypselops'' is a ''

nomen dubium In binomial nomenclature, a ''nomen dubium'' (Latin for "doubtful name", plural ''nomina dubia'') is a scientific name that is of unknown or doubtful application. Zoology In case of a ''nomen dubium'' it may be impossible to determine whether a s ...

''. It was originally given by

Edward Drinker Cope Edward Drinker Cope (July 28, 1840 – April 12, 1897) was an American zoologist, paleontologist, comparative anatomist, herpetologist, and ichthyologist. Born to a wealthy Quaker family, Cope distinguished himself as a child prodigy interested ...

in 1871 to specimen(s) collected from

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in northeastern Peru. However, Cope did not designate types, and whereabouts of the specimen(s) he used are unknown. Based on

George Albert Boulenger George Albert Boulenger (19 October 1858 – 23 November 1937) was a Belgian-British zoologist who described and gave scientific names to over 2,000 new animal species, chiefly fish, reptiles, and amphibians. Boulenger was also an active botani ...

's statement that it can be distinguished from ''Hyla crepitans'' (=''

Boana crepitans The emerald-eyed tree frog (''Boana crepitans'') is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is largely restricted to the Atlantic Forest region of Brazil. Some populations previously regarded as ''Boana crepitans'' have been separated into t ...

'') by its acuminate snout, larger eye, and anterior femoral bands, the name ''Hypsiboas hypselops'' likely refers to some '' Boana'' species, but it is not possible to associate it with any particular known species.

References

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