Boana nigra Caminer and Ron, 2020

Class: Amphibia > Order: Anura > Family: Hylidae > Subfamily: Hylinae > Genus: Boana > Species: Boana nigra

Boana nigra Caminer and Ron, 2020, Zool. J. Linn. Soc., 190: 166.  Holotype: QCAZ 58786, by original designation. Type locality: "Ecuador, Provincia Morona Santiago, Parque Nacional Sangay, Sardinayacu (2.1028° S, 78.1521° W), 1348 m a.s.l.". Zoobank publication registration: AD80E63E-EF0E-42FB-8AE3-47B705CA4454

Common Names

Black-flanked Treefrog (original publication). 

Distribution

Eastern Andean slopes of Ecuador (provinces of Morona Santiago, Napo, Pastaza, Sucumbíos, and Zamora Chinchipe),  elevation range from 910 to 1847 m. 

Geographic Occurrence

Natural Resident: Ecuador

Endemic: Ecuador

Comment

In the Boana semilineata species group according to the original publication, where the call was also detailed. 

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