| Scinax exiguus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Scinax |
| Species: | S. exiguus |
| Binomial name | |
| Scinax exiguus (Duellman , 1986) | |
| Synonyms [2] | |
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Scinax exiguus is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is found in the Gran Sabana of Venezuela and in the Roraima state of the adjacent northern Brazil, as far south as Boa Vista, Roraima. [2] Common name Gran Sabana snouted treefrog has been coined for it. [2]
Adult males measure 18–23 mm (0.7–0.9 in) and adult females 20–25 mm (0.8–1.0 in) in snout–vent length. The body is slender and the head is much longer than it is wide. The snout is subacuminate in dorsal view and acuminate in profile. The tympanum is distinct. The fingers have basal webbing whereas the toes are half-webbed; both bear subtruncate discs at the tips of the digits. The coloration varies by time of day. At night, the dorsum is pale yellowish tan and displays darker tan markings and cream dorsolateral stripes. Some individuals have a dark middorsal line. The belly is cream. By day, the dorsum becomes brown with dark brown stripes on the body and transverse bars on the limbs. The venter is dull cream. The iris is grayish bronze and has a median horizontal reddish brown streak. Males have yellow vocal sac. [3]
Scinax exiguus occurs in margins of wetlands, marshes, and slow-flowing streams at elevations of 500–1,500 m (1,600–4,900 ft) above sea level. Males call from grasses, and a couple in amplexus has been found in a bush about 1 meter above water. The tadpoles develop in shallow pools. [1]
Scinax exiguus is a common species that is not facing significant threats. It might occur in the Canaima National Park. [1]
Hyloxalus idiomelus is a species of frogs in the family Dendrobatidae. It is endemic to the northern part of the Cordillera Central of northern Peru.
Anomaloglossus parkerae is a species of frog in the family Aromobatidae. As currently known, it is endemic to Venezuela and is only know from near its type locality in the La Escalera, the Bolívar state, Venezuela, near the Guyanese border. However, its range is expected to extend southward to the Gran Sabana as well as into the adjacent Guyana. The specific name parkerae honors Dr. Nancy Parker, undergraduate adviser of one of the scientists who described the species.
Dendropsophus aperomeus is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to Peru and occurs on the Amazonian slopes of the Andes in northern and central Peru. Common name Balzapata treefrog has been coined for it.
Osteocephalus buckleyi, also known as Buckley's slender-legged treefrog, is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is found along the periphery of the Amazon Basin in Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, northeastern Brazil, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana, and also in the Orinoco Delta in Venezuela. It is probably a species complex. Some sources treat Osteocephalus vilmae from Ecuador and Peru as a valid species.
Atlantihyla panchoi, also known as the Guatemala stream frog, is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to eastern Guatemala and is only known from three localities in the Sierra de las Minas and Montañas del Mico ranges. The specific name panchoi honors Laurence Cooper "Don Pancho" Stuart, an American herpetologist.
Scinax altae is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to Panama where it occurs in the Pacific lowlands between the Chiriquí Province in the west and Panamá Province in the east. The type series was collected by Emmett Reid Dunn and his wife from "Summit" in the Panama Canal Zone in 1932.
Scinax boesemani is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is found in The Guianas, southern Venezuela (Amazonas), and northern Brazil. The specific name boesemani honors Marinus Boeseman, a Dutch ichthyologist. Common name Boeseman's snouted treefrog has been coined for it.
Scinax danae is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to southeastern Venezuela and occurs in the La Escalera region of the Sierra de Lema, Bolívar state. The specific name danae honors Dana Trueb Duellman, the daughter William E. Duellman, the scientist who described this species. Despite this, common name Bolivar snouted treefrog has been coined for this species.
Scinax elaeochroa, commonly known as the Sipurio snouted treefrog, or olive snouted treefrog, is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is found in the Caribbean lowlands of Nicaragua and Panama and in the Pacific lowlands of Costa Rica and Panama, with an isolated population in Colombia.
Scinax fuscomarginatus is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is found in northwestern Argentina, Paraguay, eastern Bolivia, southern, central, and eastern Brazil, and in scattered localities in the lowlands of eastern Venezuela and savannas of Guyana and southern Surinam as well as adjacent Brazil. As currently defined, it is one of most widespread Neotropical frogs; the northernmost records refer to what was formerly recognized as Scinax trilineatus. Common name brown-bordered snouted treefrog has been coined for this species.
Scinax rostratus is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is found in central Panama and eastward to Colombia, Venezuela, and coastal lowlands of Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana. Common name Caracas snouted treefrog has been coined for this species.
Scinax ruber is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is known in English as the red snouted treefrog or red-snouted treefrog, sometimes also Allen's snouted treefrog, the latter referring to the now-synonymized Scinax alleni. This widespread species is found in much of Amazonian and northern coastal South America and into Panama, as well as in some Caribbean islands as introduced populations. It is a complex containing several cryptic species.
Sphaenorhynchus lacteus, the Orinoco lime treefrog or greater hatchet-faced treefrog, is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is a widely distributed species found in the Orinoco and Amazon basins in Venezuela, the Guianas, Colombia, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. It also occurs in Trinidad and Tobago.
Pristimantis avius is a species of frogs in the family Craugastoridae. It is endemic to Venezuela and currently only known from its type locality, the north base of Pico Tamacuari, in the Sierra Tapirapecó, Amazonas state.
Niceforonia dolops is a species of frog in the family Craugastoridae. It is found in the Andes of southern Colombia and northern Ecuador. Specifically, it is known from the Cordillera Oriental and Colombian Massif in Caquetá and Putumayo Departments, Colombia, and Napo Province, Ecuador. Common name Putumayo robber frog has been coined for it.
Gastrotheca atympana is a species of frog in the family Hemiphractidae. It is endemic to Peru and only known from its type locality in the Pampa Hermosa National Sanctuary, Junín Region. It lacks an external tympanum, hence the specific name atympana.
Gastrotheca excubitor is a species of frog in the family Hemiphractidae. It is endemic to southern Peru and occurs in the Amazonian slopes and crests of the Cordillera Oriental in the Cusco Region; records from the Cajamarca Region are likely erroneous. It is likely to include cryptic species. Common name Abra Acanacu marsupial frog has been coined for it.
Gastrotheca ochoai is a species of frog in the family Hemiphractidae. It is endemic to southern Peru and occurs in the interandean valleys on the eastern face of the Andes. The specific name ochoai honors Oscar Ochoa Mendieta, a biology professor from the National University of Saint Anthony the Abbot in Cuzco who helped the species descriptors during the field work. Common name Chilca marsupial frog has been coined for this species.
Chiasmocleis anatipes is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. As currently known, it is endemic to northeastern Ecuador, but it is likely to occur also in adjacent parts of Peru and perhaps Colombia too. The specific name anatipes refers to the "duck-like" feet of this frog, characterized by extensive webbing between the toes. Common name Santa Cecilia humming frog has been proposed for this species.
Scinax onca is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to Brazil and known from the middle and southern parts of the Purus–Madeira interfluvial region in the Amazonas and Rondônia states. The specific name onca is derived from the local common name for jaguar and refers to the blotchy color pattern of this frog; jaguars were also frequently spotted in the Purus–Madeira interfluvial region during the field work.
