Boana caipora

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Boana caipora
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Boana
Species:
B. caipora
Binomial name
Boana caipora
(Antunes, Faivovich, and Haddad, 2008)
Synonyms [1]
  • Hypsiboas caiporaAntunes, Faivovich, and Haddad, 2008
  • Boana caiporaDubois, 2017

Boana caipora is a frog in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to Brazil. Scientists have seen it 700 to 800 meters above sea level in Atlantic forest. [1] [2]

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