Biology:Boana caiapo
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Short description: Species of frog
| Boana caiapo | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Boana |
| Species: | B. caiapo
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| Binomial name | |
| Boana caiapo Pinheiro, Cintra, Valdujo, Silva, Martins, Silva, and Garcia, 2018
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Boana caiapo is a frog in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to Brazil .[1][2]
This frog is distinguished from other frogs in the Boana albopunctata group in that its head appears rounded from the dorsal view. It has three longitudinal beige stripes down its back, interspersed with two dark brown stripes. The backs of its hind legs are purple with dark spots.[3]
References
- ↑ "Boana caiapo (Pinheiro, Cintra, Valdujo, Silva, Martins, Silva, and Garcia, 2018)". Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference (American Museum of Natural History). https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/Amphibia/Anura/Hylidae/Cophomantinae/Boana/Boana-caiapo. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
- ↑ "Boana caiapo". Amphibiaweb. https://amphibiaweb.org/species/8911.
- ↑ Paulo D. P. Pinheiro; C. E. Cintra; P. Valdujo; H. L. R. Silva; I. Martins; N. J. da Silva; P. Garcia (August 1, 2018). "A New Species of the Boana albopunctata Group (Anura: Hylidae) from the Cerrado of Brazil". South American Journal of Herpetology 13 (2): 170–182. doi:10.2994/SAJH-D-17-00040.1.
Wikidata ☰ Q107915886 entry
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