Boana platanera
Boana platanera is a species of tree frog in the family Hylidae. It is commonly known as the banana tree dwelling frog. It is distributed within Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, and Trinidad and Tobago. Boana platanera was described in 2021, and individuals of the species were previously classified as Boana crepitans or Boana xerophylla.
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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. platanera
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| Boana platanera Escalona Sulbarán et al., 2021[2]
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Name
changeIn Colombia and Venezuela, Boana platanera is, known by the Spanish name rana platanera. This name is also used for Boana pugnax. The specific name platanera was borrowed from this colloquial name. It can be translated as "from the plantain". This refers to the banana trees on which these frogs are often seen in the daytime. For this reason, Rana platanera can be translated as "banana tree dwelling frog", which is the English name suggested by the describers.[2]
Taxonomy
changeBoana platanera is the sister species of Boana xerophylla. In 2021, it was separated from that species. Both species are present in Venezuela, but Boana platanera lives north of the Orinoco river and Boana xerophylla south of the river. This classification is fairly recent, as Boana xerophylla was resurrected in 2017 and Boana platanera was described in 2021.[2] For decades prior to the resurrection, both species were widely classified as Boana crepitans, a species now recognized as endemic to Brazil.[2][3]
Description
changeThe frog can change its color. It is active during the night. During the day, it has a pale cream coloration. During the night, it has a different color. These colors are between yellow and tan and light brown. The night coloration also has more or less well-defined brown markings, which can be irregular or in the shape of an X. Boana platanera is sexually dimorphic. Females are larger than males. The average snout–vent length of females is 63.1 millimetres (2.5 in), compared to the 54.3 millimetres (2.1 in) of males. The advertisement call of Boana platanera is complex and composed of around five notes. The duration of the call is 200−451 milliseconds.[2]
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Night coloration
Distribution
changeBoana plantanera occurs in parts of Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, and Trinidad and Tobago. In Venezuela, it is common, but only occurs north of the Orinocco river. South of the river, there's the similar frog Boana xerophylla. Boana plantanera is sometimes confused with Boana pugnax.[2]
Boana plantanera is also found at many different elevations.[2][4] It has been recorded from sea level to altitudes of 2,450 metres (8,038 ft).[4] Boana platanera can also live in many different habitats, including anthropic environments.[2]
References
change- ↑ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. (2023). "Boana platanera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T208081337A208081433. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T208081337A208081433.en. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Escalona Sulbarán, Moisés; La Marca, Enrique; Castellanos, Michelle; Fouquet, Antoine; Crawford, Andrew J.; Rojas-Runjaic, Fernando J.M.; Giaretta, Ariovaldo A.; Señaris, J. Celsa & Castroviejo-Fisher, Santiago (2021-06-08). "Integrative taxonomy reveals a new but common Neotropical treefrog, hidden under the name Boana xerophylla". Zootaxa. 4981 (3): 401–448. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4981.3.1. PMID 34186712. Retrieved 2022-04-27.Escalona Sulbarán, Moisés; La Marca, Enrique; Castellanos, Michelle; Fouquet, Antoine; Crawford, Andrew J.; Rojas-Runjaic, Fernando J.M.; Giaretta, Ariovaldo A.; Señaris, J. Celsa & Castroviejo-Fisher, Santiago (2021-06-08).
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. "ASW Home". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Medina, Ricardo; Wogan, Guinevere O. U.; Bi, Ke; Termignoni‐García, Flavia; Bernal, Manuel Hernando; Jaramillo‐Correa, Juan P.; Wang, Ian J. & Vázquez‐Domínguez, Ella (August 2021). "Phenotypic and genomic diversification with isolation by environment along elevational gradients in a neotropical treefrog". Molecular Ecology. 30 (16): 4062–4076. doi:10.1111/mec.16035. PMID 34160853.