Boana caiapo

Boana caiapo is a frog that lives in Brazil.[1][2]

Boana caiapo
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Boana
Species:
B. caiapo
Binomial name
Boana caiapo
(Pinheiro, Cintra, Valdujo, Silva, Martins, Silva, and Garcia, 2018)
Synonyms[1]
  • Boana caiapo Pinheiro, Cintra, Valdujo, Silva, Martins, Silva, and Garcia, 2018

From the top, this frog's head looks round. It has three light brown stripes on its back from head to tail. There are two dark brown stripes in between the light brown stripes. The backs of its back legs are purple with dark spots.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "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. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  2. "Boana caiapo". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  3. 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 (abstract). 13 (2): 170-182. doi:10.2994/SAJH-D-17-00040.1. S2CID 92569681.