Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference

Hyla geographica Spix, 1824, Animal. Nova Spec. Nov. Test. Ran. Brasil.: 39. Type(s): Not designated, but including animal figured on pl. 11, fig. 1 of the original publication; ZSM 35/0, now lost, according to Hoogmoed and Gruber, 1983, Spixiana, München, Suppl., 9: 370, and confirmed by Glaw and Franzen, 2006, Spixiana, München, 29: 167. Type locality: "flumen Teffé", Amazonas, Brazil.

Hypsiboas geographica — Wagler, 1830, Nat. Syst. Amph.: 200.

Hyla (Centrotelma) geographica — Burmeister, 1856, Erläut. Fauna Brasil.: 99.

Centrotelma geographica — Cope, 1867, J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Ser. 2, 6: 204.

Centrotelma cryptomelan Cope, 1867, J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Ser. 2, 6: 204. Holotype: MCZ 329, by original designation (now MCZ 1530, according to Barbour and Loveridge, 1929, Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., 69: 237). Type locality: "Bahia", Brazil; "provàvelmente Salvador", Bahia, Brazil according to Bokermann, 1966, Lista Anot. Local. Tipo Anf. Brasil.: 24, who discussed the type locality. Synonymy with Hyla punctatissima appendiculata by Parker, 1933, Trop. Agric., Trinidad, 10: 10. Synonymy by Duellman, 1973, Copeia, 1973: 526. Hyla appendiculata Boulenger, 1882, Cat. Batr. Sal. Coll. Brit. Mus., Ed. 2: 349. Syntypes: BMNH 1947.2.13.1 (Canelos), 1947.2.13.2-3 (Santarém), 1947.2.13.4-5 (Canelos), 1947.2.13.6 (Bahia), 1947.2.13.7 (interior of Brazil), 1947.2.13.8 (Brazil), 1947.2.13.9 (Sarayacu); BMNH 1947.2.13.1 (formerly 80.12.5.168) (Canelos) designated lecotype by Parker, 1933, Trop. Agric., Trinidad, 10: 8. Type localities: "Canelos", Santarém, Bahia, "interior of Brazil", Brazil, and "Sarayacu", Ecuador. Restricted to Canelos, Ecuador, by lectotype designation of Parker, 1933, Trop. Agric., Trinidad, 10: 8.

Hyla cryptomelas — Boulenger, 1882, Cat. Batr. Sal. Coll. Brit. Mus., Ed. 2: 350. Incorrect subsequent spelling of the species name.

Hyla geographica — Müller, 1922, Bl. Aquar. Terrarienkd., Stuttgart, 33: 170.

Hyla cryptomelan — Barbour and Loveridge, 1929, Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., 69: 237.

Hyla punctatissima appendiculata — Parker, 1933, Trop. Agric., Trinidad, 10: 10.

Hyla punctatissima punctatissima — Parker, 1933, Trop. Agric., Trinidad, 10: 10.

Hyla geographica punctatissima — Parker, 1935, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1935: 512.

Hyla geographica geographica — Parker, 1935, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1935: 511.

Hypsiboas geographicus — Faivovich, Haddad, Garcia, Frost, Campbell, and Wheeler, 2005, Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., 294: 89.

Boana geographica — Wiens, Fetzner, Parkinson, and Reeder, 2005, Syst. Biol., 54: 743. by implication.

English Names

Map Treefrog (Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 55).

Distribution

Tropical South America east of the Andes, excluding coastal region from Alagoas to Santa Catarina, Brazil; including Trinidad.

Comment

See Duellman, 1973, Copeia, 1973: 526-530, and Lutz, 1973, Brazil. Spec. Hyla: 34-37. De la Riva, Köhler, Lötters, and Reichle, 2000, Rev. Esp. Herpetol., 14: 33, commented on subspecies identity in Bolivia. Lescure and Marty, 2000, Collect. Patrimoines Nat., Paris, 45: 130-131, provided a brief account and photo. Kenny, 1969, Stud. Fauna Curaçao and other Caribb. Is., 29: 35-37, and Murphy, 1997, Amph. Rept. Trinidad Tobago: 67-69, provided accounts for the Trinidad population. In the Hypsiboas semilineatus group of Faivovich, Haddad, Garcia, Frost, Campbell, and Wheeler, 2005, Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., 294: 89. Kok and Kalamandeen, 2008, Intr. Taxon. Amph. Kaieteur Natl. Park, 5: 170-171, provided an account. See account for Surinam population by Ouboter and Jairam, 2012, Amph. Suriname: 152-153.

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