Boana lanciformis (Cope 1871)

Barrio-Amorós, César L., Rojas-Runjaic, Fernando J. M. & Señaris, J. Celsa, 2019, Catalogue of the amphibians of Venezuela: Illustrated and annotated species list, distribution, and conservation, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 180) 13 (1), pp. 1-198 : 65

Boana lanciformis (Cope 1871)

Holotype: Not designed. Type series unknown.

Type locality: “Pebas, Ecuador.”

Distribution: Regions 1, 2, 3, 4. Amazonia, eastern slopes of the Andes, southern slopes of Cordillera de la Costa, Península de Paria.

Remarks: In the Boana albopunctata species group ( Faivovich et al. 2005). Hyla lanciformis guerreroi was described by Rivero (1971) for the Venezuelan form. Discussing with colleagues (L.F. Toledo, A. Chacón), some differences are clear (including morphological and osteological) and B. lanciformis could hide a species complex. If so, the distinctiveness of the Venezuelan form should be demonstrated by an integrative taxonomic approach.

Selected references: Duellman (1971a, 1973); Rivero (1971a); Péfaur and Díaz De Pascual (1987); Gorzula and Señaris (1998); Barrio et al. (1999); Barrio-Amorós (2010a).