Scinax juncae
Appearance
Scinax juncae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Hylidae |
Genus: | Scinax |
Species: | S. juncae
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Binomial name | |
Scinax juncae Nunes and Pombal, 2010
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Scinax juncae is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to Brazil.[1][2]
Description
[edit]The adult male frog measures 23.0 to 27.1 mm in snout-vent length. It has a yellowish stripe across its face and green-brown skin on the dorsum with yellow-green stripes. Its head is larger than its body.[3]
Habitat
[edit]This frog lives in forests and nearby open areas near with bodies of water such as springs, ponds, and streams. The frogs were found while singing, seated on shrubs.[3]
Taxonomy
[edit]Scientists named this frog after a herpetologist Dr. Flora Acuña Juncá.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Frost, Darrel R. "Scinax juncae Nunes and Pombal, 2010". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
- ^ "Scinax juncae". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
- ^ a b c Ivan Nunes; José P. Pombal Jr. (2010). "A new Scinax Wagler (Amphibia, Anura, Hylidae) from the Atlantic Rain Forest remains of southern State of Bahia, North-eastern Brazil" (PDF). Amphibia-Reptilia. 31 (3): 347–353. doi:10.1163/156853810791769482. Retrieved June 4, 2022.