Boana stellae

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Boana stellae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Boana
Species:
B. stellae
Binomial name
Boana stellae
(Kwet, 2008)
Synonyms [3]
  • Hypsiboas stellae Kwet, 2008

Boana stellae is a frog in the family Hylidae, endemic to Brazil. Scientists know it from the type locality: between 200 and 600 meters above sea level on the Araucaria plateau in Rio Grande do Sul. [1] [3]

The adult male frog measures 40.7 to 49.9 mm long in snout-vent length. The frog is brown in color on the dorsum with dark mottling. It has a wide stripe bordered in from snout to groin down each side of its body, and yellow spots on its flanks. The iris of the eye is gold or copper in color, lighter on the top half than on the bottom half. [4]

This frog is a strict forest dweller, found near permanent bodies of water, such as streams and pools with rocky bottoms. Scientists recorded one clutch containing 200 eggs in the group but had some difficulty collecting living tadpoles. The tadpoles swim in fast water. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Boana stellae". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
  2. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2011). "Boana stellae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T190494A8801210. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T190494A8801210.en . Retrieved June 12, 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Boana stellae (Kwet, 2008)". Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
  4. 1 2 Axel Kwet (February 20, 2008). "New species of Hypsiboas (Anura: Hylidae) in the pulchellus group from southern Brazil". Salamandra (Full text). 44 (1): 1–14. ISSN   0036-3375 . Retrieved August 5, 2022.