Scinax hayii

species of amphibian

Hay's snouted tree frog (Scinax hayii) is a frog that lives in Brazil.[1][2][3]

Scinax hayii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Scinax
Species:
S. staufferi
Binomial name
Scinax staufferi
(Barbour, 1909)
Synonyms[1]
  • Hyla hayii Barbour, 1909
  • Ololygon hayi Fouquette and Delahoussaye, 1977
  • Scinax hayii Duellman and Wiens, 1992

The adult male frog is 28.7–35.1 mm long from nose to rear end and the adult female frog is 34.2–38.6. Its skin is pale green or brown with darker brown or darker green marks. There is webbing on the back feet but not on the front feet.[1]

This frog lives in trees in primary forest and secondary forest.

References change

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Scinax hayii (Barbour, 1909)". Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  2. "Scinax hayii". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  3. Sergio Potsch de Carvalho-e-Silva; Ana Maria Telles (2020). "Hay's Snouted Treefrog: Scinax hayii". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 3.1: e.T55961A11401724. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55961A11401724.en. 55961. Retrieved April 29, 2022.