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Issue: Vol. 5660 No. 4: 11 Jul. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-07-11
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5660.4.3
Page range: 505-528
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Neotype designations for Hyla geographica Spix, 1824 and Hyla geographica var. sive semilineata Spix, 1824, and comments on the phylogeny, taxonomy, and diversity of the Boana semilineata species group (Anura: Hylidae)

Programa de Pós-Graduação em Zoologia; Universidade Federal do Pará; Rua Augusto Corrêa; 01; Guamá; CEP 66040-170; Belém; PA; Brazil
Universidade Federal de São Paulo; Instituto de Ciências Ambientais; Químicas e Farmacêuticas (ICAQF); Departamento de Ecologia e Biologia Evolutiva; Av. Professor Artur Riedel; 275; Jardim Eldorado; Diadema; CEP 09972-270; São Paulo; Brazil
Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi; Coordenação de Zoologia; Avenida Perimetral; 1.901; Terra Firme; CEP 66077-530; Belém; PA; Brazil
Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi; Coordenação de Zoologia; Avenida Perimetral; 1.901; Terra Firme; CEP 66077-530; Belém; PA; Brazil
Universidade Estadual Paulista; Departamento de Biodiversidade; Centro de Pesquisa em Biodiversidade e Mudanças do Clima e Centro de Aquicultura; Avenida 24 A; 1515; Bela Vista; CEP 13506-900; Rio Claro; SP; Brazil; New York University Abu Dhabi; Saadiyat Island; Abu Dhabi; P.O. Box 129188; United Arab Emirates
Universidade de São Paulo; Departamento de Zoologia; Rua do Matão; 321; CEP 05422-970; São Paulo; SP; Brazil
Universidade Estadual Paulista; Departamento de Biodiversidade; Centro de Pesquisa em Biodiversidade e Mudanças do Clima e Centro de Aquicultura; Avenida 24 A; 1515; Bela Vista; CEP 13506-900; Rio Claro; SP; Brazil
Instituto Tecnológico da Vale; R. Boaventura da Silva; 955; CEP 66055-090; Belém; PA; Brazil
California State Polytechnic University; Department of Biological Sciences; Vertebrate Museum; 1 Harpst St.; 95521; Arcata; CA; USA
Amphibia Hylinae Neotropics Treefrogs Systematics

Abstract

The uncertain identities of Hyla geographica Spix, 1824 (= Boana geographica) and Hyla geographica var. sive semilineata Spix, 1824 (= Boana semilineata) are long-standing problems in the taxonomy of the Boana semilineata species group. Several factors have contributed to this issue, such as the loss of specimens upon which both original descriptions were based, unclear identities of various synonyms, the morphological characters that vary widely and are used for diagnosis, and the scarcity of topotypical samples. Herein, we reanalyze the phylogenetic relationships among species within the B. semilineata group based on genetic data from the mitochondrial genes 16S and COI. We also report on additional topotypical material, including topotypes of most taxa under the synonymy of both B. geographica and B. semilineata. To alleviate some of the taxonomy confusion in the group, we designate neotypes for B. geographica and B. semilineata and review the taxonomy of the group.

 

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Cassundé, G.F., Sturaro, M.J., Maciel, A.O., Lima-Filho, G.R., Lyra, M.L., Rodrigues, M.T., Haddad, C.F.B., Aleixo, A. & Peloso, P. (2025) Neotype designations for Hyla geographica Spix, 1824 and Hyla geographica var. sive semilineata Spix, 1824, and comments on the phylogeny, taxonomy, and diversity of the Boana semilineata species group (Anura: Hylidae). Zootaxa, 5660 (4), 505–528. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5660.4.3