Boana exastis

Boana exastis is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to the Northeast Region of Brazil and has been recorded from Bahia, Alagoas, and Pernambuco.[2]

Boana exastis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Boana
Species:
B. exastis
Binomial name
Boana exastis
(Caramaschi and Rodrigues, 2003)
Synonyms[2]
  • Hyla exastis Caramaschi and Rodrigues, 2003
  • Hypsiboas exastis (Caramaschi and Rodrigues, 2003)

Boana exastisoccurs in the Atlantic forest domain[1][3] at elevations of 100–490 m (330–1,610 ft) above sea level.[3] Records have been made in primary forest with large trees and an abundance of epiphytes, adjacent to and in a forest edge, and cocoa plantations adjacent to the forest.[1][3] Breeding presumably takes place in temporary pools or permanent streams. Threats to this species are unknown; its ability to persist in modified habitats such cocoa plantations remains to be seen.[1]

References

  1. Caramaschi, U. & Rodrigues, M.T. (2004). "Boana exastis (formerly as: Hypsiboas exastis)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T55477A11302444. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2020). "Boana exastis (Caramaschi and Rodrigues, 2003)". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  3. Bourgeois, Pierre-Alexandre (2010). "Amphibia, Anura, Hylidae, Hypsiboas exastis (Caramaschi and Rodrigues, 2003): distribution extension and first record in the state of Alagoas, Brazil". Check List. 6 (4): 626–627. doi:10.15560/6.4.626.


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