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Boana atlantica

Synonyms: Hyla atlantica; Hypsiboas atlanticus

Wikipedia Abstract

Hypsiboas atlanticus is a species of frog in the Hylidae family. It is endemic to the Atlantic Forest in Bahia state, Brazil.It is a very abundant species inhabiting primary and secondary forest and forest edge, including degraded forest. It breeds in fish ponds, lakes and pools. It is an adaptable species but it can be locally threatened by habitat loss.
View Wikipedia Record: Boana atlantica

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
5
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
28
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 11.98
EDGE Score: 2.56
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Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  3.9 grams
Litter Size [1]  234
Litters / Year [1]  1
Nocturnal [1]  Yes
Snout to Vent Length [1]  1.713 inches (4.35 cm)

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Atlantic Forest Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay No

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Oliveira, Brunno Freire; São-Pedro, Vinícius Avelar; Santos-Barrera, Georgina; Penone, Caterina; C. Costa, Gabriel. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Sci. Data.
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0