sentences:  This species was first described as a subspecies of "Hyla misera" (now a synonym with "Hyla microcephala", current name "Dendropsophus microcephalus"), "Hyla misera meridiana", by the Brazilian herpetologist Bertha Lutz in 1954.It was recognized as full species in 1966 by , before again being relegated into synonymy with "Hyla microcephala" by in 1974.The species status was restored in 2005 by Faivovich and colleagues, who placed "Dendropsophus meridianus" in their ""Dendropsophus microcephalus" group", along with 32 other species.