Xenohyla eugenioi

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 State of Bahia[1] and the State of Sergipe,[2] occurring 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. While X. truncata loses its white stripes when it matures, X. eugenioi keeps them as an adult. Additionally, X. eugenioi prefers to inhabit agrestes while X. truncata inhabits restingas. Both environments are xeric and both species breed 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.[1] It is currently unknown if this frog is also frugivorous like its relative.

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

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.

  • Side view
  • Top view
  • Holotype
  • Holotype illustration

References
  1. 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.
  2. 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.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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