Boana paranaiba

Boana paranaiba
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Hylidae
Genus:	Boana
Species:	B. paranaiba
Binomial name
	Boana paranaiba; (Carvalho and Giaretta, 2010)
Synonyms
	Hypsiboas paranaiba Carvalho and Giaretta, 2010;

Last updated April 06, 2024

Boana paranaiba is a frog in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to Brazil.^[1]^[2]

The scientists who first described this frog observed an average male snout-vent length of 46.3–52.3 mm and an average female snout-vent length of 46.2–51.2 mm. The iris of the eye can be bronze in color or gray in color, with a whole or half blue ring. The skin of the dorsum is reddish to yellow in color with irregular dark spots. There are wide, brown stripes down its back and all four legs, outlined in white. This frog has a thin white line on its mouth. It has a dark brown line from its nose to each eye. It has a dark brown line under its ear. It has dark spots near its jaw. Its belly is yellow or whitish in color. The insides of the back legs are dark brown with light spots.^[3]

Male frogs were found singing while seated on the ground or perched on vegetation up to 2 m high. Scientists observed superficial scars on the backs of many male frogs and hypothesised they were caused by male-male interactions.^[3]

The frog is named after the Paranaíba River. The name paranabia comes from the Tupi language. It means "large river with muddy water".^[3]

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References

1 2 "Boana paranaiba (Carvalho and Giaretta, 2010)". Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference . American Museum of Natural History . Retrieved August 25, 2021.
↑ "Boana paranaiba". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
1 2 3 THIAGO RIBEIRO DE CARVALHO; ARIOVALDO ANTONIO GIARETTA; KÁTIA GOMES FACURE (June 29, 2010). "A new species of Hypsiboas Wagler (Anura: Hylidae) closely related to H. multifasciatus Günther from southeastern Brazil" (PDF). Zootaxa (Full text). 2521: 37–52. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2521.1.3 . Retrieved June 30, 2022.

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[AMNH-1] 1 2 "Boana paranaiba (Carvalho and Giaretta, 2010)". Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference . American Museum of Natural History . Retrieved August 25, 2021.

[Amph-2] "Boana paranaiba". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved August 25, 2021.

[Des-3] 1 2 3 THIAGO RIBEIRO DE CARVALHO; ARIOVALDO ANTONIO GIARETTA; KÁTIA GOMES FACURE (June 29, 2010). "A new species of Hypsiboas Wagler (Anura: Hylidae) closely related to H. multifasciatus Günther from southeastern Brazil" (PDF). Zootaxa (Full text). 2521: 37–52. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2521.1.3 . Retrieved June 30, 2022.

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