Scinax cosenzai

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Scinax cosenzai
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Scinax
Species:
S. cosenzai
Binomial name
Scinax cosenzai
Nunes, Kwet, and Pombal, 2012
Synonyms
  • Ololygon cosenzai (Lacerda, Peixoto and Feio, 2012)

Scinax cosenzai is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to Brazil. People have seen it in the Parque Estadual da Serra do Brigadero in Minas Gerais. [1] [2] [3] [4]

The adult male frog measures 17.29–20.97 mm in snout-vent length and the adult female frog 22.65–24.02 mm. [4]

The skin of the dorsum has tubercles and granules that increase in density toward the cloacal region. The skin of the dorsum is gray in color with dark marks on it. There are dark transverse bars across the legs. The skin on the hidden surfaces of the hind legs has an irregular bright yellow pattern. [4]

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References

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  2. "Scinax cosenzai". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
  3. "Scinax cosenzai". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 3.1: e.T55926A11394633. 2010. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-2.RLTS.T55926A11394633.en . 55926. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 Lacerda JVA; Peixoto OL; Feio RN (April 18, 2012). "A new species of the bromeligenous Scinax perpusillus group (Anura; Hylidae) from Serra do Brigadeiro, State of Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil". Zootaxa (Abstract). 3271: 31–42. doi:10.11646/ZOOTAXA.3271.1.3. S2CID   86151987.