Scinax caprarius

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Scinax caprarius
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Scinax
Species:
S. caprarius
Binomial name
Scinax caprarius
Acosta-Galvis, 2018

Scinax caprarius, the Canastra snouted tree frog, is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to sub-Andean hills in Colombia. Scientists have seen it between 900 and 1300 meters above sea level, in areas with 2800 to 5000 mm of annual rainfall. [1] [2]

The adult frog measures 28.6 to 31.1 mm long in snout-vent length. The male frog's advertisement call resembles a goat's bleat. [3]

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References

  1. Frost, Darrel R. "Scinax caprarius Acosta-Galvis, 2018". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  2. "Scinax caprarius". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  3. Acosta-Galvis AR (2018). "Una nueva rana de huesos verdes del género Scinax (Anura: Hylidae) asociada a los bosques subandinos de la cuenca del río Magdalena, Colombia". Biota Colombiana (full text) (in Spanish). 19 (1): 131–159. doi: 10.21068/c2018.v19s1a11 . hdl: 20.500.11761/35249 . S2CID   133850450 . Retrieved June 1, 2022.