Boana semilineata (Spix, 1824)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
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Open encyclopedia reference
Boana semilineata is a species of frog in the family Hylidae that is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, pastureland, heavily degraded former forests, water storage areas, and ponds.
Wikipedia contributors, Boana semilineata; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T15:22:41.212342+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Boana semilineata (Spix, 1824)
- Name authority
- (Spix, 1824)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Hylidae
- Genus
- Boana
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyHylidae Rafinesque, 1815
- genusBoana Gray, 1825
- speciesBoana semilineata (Spix, 1824)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Boana. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Boana gladiator (Köhler, Koscinski, Padial, Chaparro, Handford, Lougheed & De la Riva, 2010) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Boana caingua (Carrizo, 1991) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Boana punctata (Schneider, 1799) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Boana maculateralis (Caminer & Ron, 2014) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Boana alfaroi (Caminer & Ron, 2014) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Boana claresignata (Lutz & Lutz, 1939) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Boana courtoisae Fouquet, Marinho, Réjaud, Carvalho, Caminer, Jansen, Rainha, Rodrigues, Werneck, Lima et al., 2021 | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Boana gracilis (Melin, 1941) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Boana guarinimirim Marinho, Bang, Vidigal & Giaretta, 2022 | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Boana albomarginata (Spix, 1824) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Boana albopunctata (Spix, 1824) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Boana beckeri (Caramaschi & Cruz, 2004) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Hyla punctillata (Peters, 1870) (Peters, 1870) | synonym |
| Hyla semilineata Spix, 1824 Spix, 1824 | synonym |
| Hypsiboas semilineatus (Spix, 1824) (Spix, 1824) | synonym |
| Hyla geographica semilineata Spix, 1824 Spix, 1824 | synonym |
| Cophomantis punctillata Peters, 1870 Peters, 1870 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=776299 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:68M5J. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.