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Bokermannohyla vulcaniae

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Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Batrachomorpha
Classis: Amphibia
Subclassis: Lissamphibia
Superordo: Batrachia
Cladus: Salientia
Ordo: Anura

Familia: Hylidae
Subfamilia: Cophomantinae
Genus: Bokermannohyla
Species: Bokermannohyla vulcaniae
Name

Bokermannohyla vulcaniae (Vasconcelos & Giaretta, 2005)

Holotype: ZUEC 8860, adult ♂, collected by A.A. Giaretta on 11 November 1990.
Type locality: “Morro do Ferro, município de Poços de Caldas, Estado de Minas Gerais, Brasil”.

Combinations

Hyla vulcaniae Vasconcelos & Giaretta, 2005: 22 [original combination]
Bokermannohyla vulcaniae — Faivovich et al., 2005: 294 [subsequent combination, by implication]

References
Primary references

Vasconcelos, E.G. & Giaretta, A.A. [2003] 2005. A new species of Hyla (Anura: Hylidae) from southeastern Brazil. Revista Española de Herpetología 17: 21–27. Reference page.
Faivovich, J., Haddad, C.F.B., Garcia, P.C.A., Frost, D.R., Campbell, J.A. & Wheller, W.C. 2005. Systematic review of the frog family Hylidae, with special reference to Hylinae: phylogenetic analysis and taxonomic revision. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 294: 1–240. DOI: 10.1206/0003-0090(2005)294[0001:SROTFF]2.0.CO;2 Paywall; hdl: 2246/462 Open access Reference page.

Links

IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group & Instituto Boitatá de Etnobiologia e Conservação da Fauna. 2023. IUCN: Bokermannohyla vulcaniae (Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2023: e.T135906A121235659. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T135906A121235659.en. Accessed on 30 March 2024.

Bokermannohyla vulcaniae is a species of frogs in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to Brazil and only known from the region of its type locality in Poços de Caldas, Minas Gerais state.[3] The specific name vulcaniae refers to the volcanic origin of the area of the type locality.[2]
Description

Bokermannohyla vulcaniae is a medium-sized tree frog, about 40–53 mm (1.6–2.1 in) in snout–vent length. It has brown dorsum, becoming paler ventrally. The snout is rounded. The tympanum is distinct and the supratympanic fold is well-defined. The fingers and toes are webbed and bear terminal discs; the toes are more heavily webbed than the fingers but bear smaller discs.[2]

The male advertisement call consists of two pulsed notes emitted together or separately. The first note has fewer pulses (average: 4.5 pulses) and a lower dominant frequency (840 Hz) than the second one (respectively 10 pulses and 1240 Hz).[4]

Tadpoles of Gosner stages 26–27 measure 29–38 mm (1.1–1.5 in) in total length, of which the body makes 10–13 mm (0.4–0.5 in).[4]
Habitat

Bokermannohyla vulcaniae are known from a gallery forest adjacent to a stream at about 1,000 m (3,300 ft) above sea level (the type locality)[1][2] and in a temporary swamp at the forest edge at 1,248 m (4,094 ft) asl.[4] In both places, specimens were found in vegetation 0.65–1.5 m (2–5 ft) above the ground.[2][4]
Conservation status

The species was assessed as "vulnerable" by IUCN in 2008 because its known distribution area is restricted and because of habitat loss related to agricultural and mining activities in the area.[1] After the assessment, two populations in conservation areas have been found (in the Serra de São Domingos [pt] Municipal Park and the Botanical Garden of Poços de Caldas).[4]
References

Ariovaldo A. Giaretta (2008). "Bokermannohyla vulcaniae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T135906A4219087. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T135906A4219087.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
de Vasconcelos, E. G. & Giaretta, A. A. (2005) [2003]. "A new species of Hyla (Anura: Hylidae) from southeastern Brazil" (PDF). Revista Española de Herpetología. 17: 21–27.
Frost, Darrel R. (2022). "Bokermannohyla vulcaniae (Vasconcelos and Giaretta, 2005)". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
Gaiga, Renato; Loiola, Christopher; Mângia, Sarah & Pirani, Renata M. (2013). "Advertisement call and tadpoles of Bokermannohyla vulcaniae (Vasconcelos and Giaretta, 2003) (Amphibia: Anura: Hylidae)". South American Journal of Herpetology. 8 (2): 127–131. doi:10.2994/SAJH-D-12-00023.1. S2CID 85628558.

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