Boophis hillenii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anura

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Batrachomorpha Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Ordo: Anura

Familia: Mantellidae
Subfamilia: Boophinae
Genus: Boophis
Species: Boophis hillenii

Name

Boophis hillenii Blommers-Schlösser, 1979

Type locality: "near Perinet (highroad R. N. 2 at km 142), alt. 900 m.", Madagascar.

Holotype: ZMA 7123A.

Synonyms

• Boophis hillenii Blommers-Schlösser, 1979
• Boophis (Sahona) hillenii — Glaw & Vences, 2006

Etymology

This species is called after the Dutch herpetologist Dick Hillenius.

References

• Blommers-Schlösser, 1979, Bijdr. Dierkd., 49: 299.
• Glaw and Vences, 2006, Organisms Divers. Evol., 6: 242.
• Frost, D.R. 2021. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.1. Electronic Database accessible at https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. DOI: 10.5531/db.vz.0001 Boophis hillenii . Accessed on 06 June 2008.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Boophis hillenii  (Data Deficient) Downloaded on 06 June 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Perinet's Bright-eyed Frog