Boana roraima ( Duellman and Hoogmoed 1992 )

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 : 66-67

Boana roraima ( Duellman and Hoogmoed 1992)

Holotype: BMNH 1979 .560

Type locality: “ North slope of Mt. Roraima (05°38′N, 60°44′W, elevation 1,480 m), Rupununi District , Guyana.”

Distribution: Region 5. Guyana and Venezuela. In Venezuela, restricted to the Eastern half of Bolívar State (Barrio-Amorós et al. 2011).

Remarks: See variation from Guyana in MacCulloch and Lathrop (2005). Barrio-Amorós et al. (2011) officially reported the species from Venezuela, described the call, and commented on distribution. Myers and Donnelly (2008) described Hypsiboas angelicus from the summit of Auyan-tepui. Barrio-Amorós et al. (2011) stated that H. angelicus is a junior synonym of B. roraima . In Boana benitezi species group ( Faivovich et al. 2005).

Selected references: Duellman and Hoogmoed (1992); MacCulloch and Lathrop (2005); Myers and Donnelly (2008); Barrio-Amorós and Duellman (2009); Barrio-Amorós et al. (2011c); Barrio-Amorós and Fuentes (2012); Señaris et al. (2014).