Boana

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Boana
Giant Gladiator Treefrog (Hypsiboas boans) (10346389883).jpg
Giant gladiator treefrog ( Boana boans )
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Tribe: Cophomantini
Genus: Boana
Gray, 1825
Type species
Rana boans
Diversity
About 90 species (see text)
Synonyms
List
  • HysaplesiaBoie in Schlegel, 1826 (suppressed; ICZN Opinion 2223)
  • Hypsiboas Wagler, 1830
  • AuletrisWagler, 1830
  • LobipesFitzinger, 1843 (preocc.)
  • HypsipsophusFitzinger, 1843
  • PhyllobiusFitzinger, 1843 (preocc.)
  • CentrotelmaBurmeister, 1856
  • HylomedusaBurmeister, 1856
  • CinclidiumCope, 1867
  • CophomantisPeters, 1870
  • CincloscopusCope, 1871

Boana is a genus of frogs in the family Hylidae. They are commonly known as gladiator frogs, gladiator treefrogs or Wagler Neotropical treefrogs. These frogs are distributed in the tropical Central and South America from Nicaragua to Argentina, as well as in the Caribbean (Trinidad and Tobago and 1 species in Hispaniola). [1]

This genus was resurrected following a major revision of Hylidae when some 70 species previously placed in the genus Hyla were moved to this genus. Since then, many new species have also been described. [1] [2]

Species

As of April, 2020, there are 95 species recognised in this genus: [1]

Boana calcarata Boana calcarata (10.5852-ejt.2022.836.1919) Figure 2 (cropped).png
Boana calcarata
Boana cinerascens Boana cinerascens (10.5852-ejt.2022.836.1919) Figure 2 (cropped).png
Boana cinerascens
Boana faber Hypsiboas faber01b.jpg
Boana faber
Boana joaquini Boana joaquini.jpg
Boana joaquini
Boana multifasciata Boana multifasciata (10.5852-ejt.2022.836.1919) Figure 2 (cropped).png
Boana multifasciata
Boana punctata Boana punctata (10.5852-ejt.2022.836.1919) Figure 2 (cropped).png
Boana punctata

In addition, Hyla palliata and Hypsiboas hypselops are included here as incertae sedis . [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Frost, Darrel R. (2020). "Boana Gray, 1825". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  2. Julián Faivovich; Célio F.B. Haddad; Paulo C.A. Garcia; Darrel R. Frost; Jonathan A. Campbell; Ward C. Wheeler (2005). "Systematic review of the frog family Hylidae, with special reference to Hylinae: phylogenetic analysis and taxonomic revision". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 294: 1–240. CiteSeerX   10.1.1.470.2967 . doi:10.1206/0003-0090(2005)294[0001:SROTFF]2.0.CO;2. hdl:2246/462. S2CID   83925199.