Scinax strussmannae

species of amphibian

Strüssmann’s snouted tree frog (Scinax strussmannae) is a frog. It lives in rainforests in Brazil where the trees grow close together. For example, it lives in Nacentes do Lago Jari National Park.[1][2]

Scinax strussmannae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Scinax
Species:
S. strussmannae
Binomial name
Scinax strussmannae
(Ferrão, Moravec, Kaefer, Fraga, and Lima, 2018)

The adult male frog is 20.2 to 22.5 mm long from nose to rear end. The skin on its back is yellow to bronze in color. There are small spots on its back and legs. There is a red stripe in the iris of its eye. The male frog sings in two different ways.[3]

References

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  1. Frost, Darrel R. "Scinax strussmannae Ferrão, Moravec, Kaefer, Fraga, and Lima, 2018". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
  2. "Scinax strussmannae". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
  3. Miquéias Ferrão; Jiří Moravec; Igor Luis Kaefer; Rafael de Fraga; Albertina Pimentel Lima (2018). "New Species of Scinax (Anura: Hylidae) with Red-Striped Eyes from Brazilian Amazonia". Journal of Herpetology (Abstract). 52 (1): 472–488. doi:10.1670/17-165. ISSN 1937-2418. S2CID 91608925. Retrieved June 10, 2022.