Scinax similis

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Scinax similis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Scinax
Species:
S. similis
Binomial name
Scinax similis
(Cochran, 1952)

Scinax similis is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitats are moist savanna, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, swamps, intermittent freshwater marshes, pastureland, rural gardens, urban areas, heavily degraded former forest, and ponds.

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References

  1. Miguel Trefaut Rodrigues, Ana Maria Telles (2010). "Scinax similis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010: e.T55995A11395943. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-2.RLTS.T55995A11395943.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.