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Scinax strussmannae

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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

Scinax strussmannae, or Strüssmann's snouted tree frog, is a frog in the family Hylidae, endemic to dense rainforests in Brazil. It has been found in Nacentes do Lago Jari National Park.[1][2]

The adult male frog measures 20.2 to 22.5 mm in snout-vent length. The skin on the dorsum is yellow to bronze in color with small spots on the back and legs. There is a red stripe in the iris of its eye. The male frog has two different advertisement calls.[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.