Benitez's tree frog

Benitez's tree frog
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Hylidae
Genus:	Boana
Species:	B. benitezi
Binomial name
	Boana benitezi; (Rivero, 1961)
Synonyms
	Hyla benitezi Rivero, 1961; Hypsiboas benitezi (Rivero, 1961);

Benitez's tree frog (Boana benitezi) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is found in the western part of Guyana Highlands in the Amazonas state of Venezuela and in adjacent Brazil. Until 2008, Boana tepuiana was also included in this taxon.[1] The specific name benitezi honours Jaime Benítez Rexach, the chancellor of the University of Puerto Rico, who supported the expedition during which the holotype was collected.[2]

References

Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Hypsiboas benitezi (Rivero, 1961)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
Bo Beolens; Michael Watkins; Michael Grayson (22 April 2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. pp. 43–44. ISBN 978-1-907807-42-8.

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[frost-1] Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Hypsiboas benitezi (Rivero, 1961)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 11 March 2016.

[2] Bo Beolens; Michael Watkins; Michael Grayson (22 April 2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. pp. 43–44. ISBN 978-1-907807-42-8.