Hypsiboas cf. crepitans (Wied-Neuwied, 1824)

Barrio-Amorós, César L. & Brewer-Carías, Charles, 2010, Venezuelan Guayana, with the description of five new species, Zootaxa 1942, pp. 1-68 : 33

Hypsiboas cf. crepitans (Wied-Neuwied, 1824) .

Emerald-eyed tree frog, Rana platanera; Kuhaka

Camp V. 26 March 2002. EBRG 4658 (adult male) .

Hypsiboas crepitans is common in open habitats in northern South America. In Venezuela, it is known from savannas, forest edges, and mountains up to 2000 m (Andes and Cordillera de la Costa) and in human settlements (Barrio-Amorós 1998a). Duellman (1997) stated that frogs from La Gran Sabana are different from the “typical” morph. Distinct populations are known throughout the range (Barrio-Amorós 2004). Populations differ in size, color, call, and calling sites. One of these is represented by forest-dwelling H. crepitans , which during the day are bluish tan with white spots, whereas at night they are brown with dark brown to black vertical bars on the flanks, as is typical for most populations of H. crepitans . The senior author found this same pattern to be widespread in lowland rainforests in southern Venezuela; it also is known in French Guiana ( Lescure and Marty 2000). We saw only one non-calling male on the riverbank. In March 1997 at Santa Maria de Erebato (a nearby Ye’kwana community), females and several calling males were observed in a small water channel at night close to the Ye’kwana village.