Lema tree frog
StatusLC
Status systemIUCN3.1
TaxonBoana lemai
Authority(Rivero, 1971)
Synonyms
  • Hypsiboas lemai (Rivero, 1971)

The Lema tree frog (Boana lemai) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae found in Guyana,[1] Venezuela, and possibly Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests,[2] rivers, pastureland, rural gardens, heavily degraded former forests, aquaculture ponds, and canals and ditches. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. ^ Cole, C.J.; C.R. Townsend; R.P. Reynolds; R.D. MacCulloch; & A. Lathrop (2013). "Amphibians and reptiles of Guyana, South America: Illustrated keys, annotated species accounts, and a biogeographic synopsis". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 125 (4): 317–620. doi:10.2988/0006-324x-125.4.317
  2. ^ MacCulloch RD & A Lathrop (2005). "Hylid frogs from Mount Ayanganna, Guyana: new species, redescriptions and distributional records". Phyllomedusa. 4: 17–37. doi:10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v4i1p17-37