Xenohyla eugenioi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Xenohyla
Species:
X. eugenioi
Binomial name
Xenohyla eugenioi
(Caramaschi, 1998)

Xenohyla eugenioi is a species of tree frog in the Hylidae family native to northeastern Brazil in ecotones between the Atlantic Forest and caatingas. It has been found in the Brazilian states of Bahia[2] and Sergipe,[3] approximately 1,000 km away from the other species in its genus, Xenohyla truncata. Like its relative, this frog spends the day hiding in bromeliads, emerging at night to hunt and forage.

X. eugenioi keeps its white stripes through adulthood. Additionally, the species prefers to inhabit agrestes, and breeds in temporary pools formed by rainwater. Males grow from 30.9 to 31.5 mm (1.22 to 1.24 in) SVL while females reach 39.5 to 45.5 mm (1.56 to 1.8 in) SVL.[2] It is currently unknown if this frog is also frugivorous like its relative.

Xenohyla eugenioi is named after the Brazilian herpetologist Eugênio Izecksohn. Izecksohn described the type species Hyla truncata in 1959 and later established the genus Xenohyla where he transferred it to in 1998.

References

  1. ↑ Débora Silvano, Bruno Pimenta (2004). "Xenohyla eugenioi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T29431A9496631. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T29431A9496631.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Caramaschi, Ulisses (January 1998). "Description of a second species of the genus Xenohyla (Anura: Hylidae)". Amphibia-Reptilia. 19 (4): 377–384. doi:10.1163/156853898X00043 – via ResearchGate.
  3. ↑ Almeida, Andrade, Caramaschi, dos Reis Dias, Rony, Hugo, Ulisses, Eduardo (19 September 2015). "Xenohyla eugenioi Caramaschi, 1998 (Amphibia: Anura: Hylidae): Geographic distribution and new record from the state of Sergipe, northeastern Brazil". Check List. 11 (5): 1744. doi:10.15560/11.5.1744 – via ResearchGate.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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