Scinax tropicalia

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Scinax tropicalia
Scinax tropicalia Amphibians and reptiles of Parque Nacional da Serra das Lontras- an important center of endemism within the Atlantic Forest in southern Bahia, Brazil (page 10 crop).jpg
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Scinax
Species:
S. tropicalia
Binomial name
Scinax tropicalia
Novaes-e-Fagundes, Araujo-Vieira, Entiauspe, Roberto, Orrico, Solé, Haddad, and Loebmann, 2021
Synonyms [1]
  • Scinax x-signatus Dias et al., 2014
  • Scinax sp. aff. hayii Roberto & Loebmann, 2016

Scinax tropicalia, or Tropicalia's snouted treefrog, is a frog. Scientists report two distinct populations, both in Atlantic forest in Brazil. It lives no more than 600 meters above sea level. [2] [3] [4] [1]

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Habitat

This frog lives in forests on the Atlantic side (east side) of Brazil. [1]

Appearance

The adult male frog is 30.8 to 39.7 mm long in snout-vent length and the adult female frog is 35.3 to 44.1 mm long. Its chest and belly are yellow and its throat is orange. This frog is brown in color with darker brown marks and mottled, interrupted stripes going down its body. It has dark brown bars on its inner legs, outer legs, and all of its front and back toes. [1]

The pupils of the frog's eye are horizontal. It has vomerine teeth in its jaw. The frog's upper front leg is less muscular than its lower front leg, and its front feet are proportionately large. It has disks on its front and back toes, but the hind feet have more webbing than the front feet. [1]

Call

Scientists noted that the male frog makes three kinds of sounds: It has a short, single-note advertisement call that it uses to announce its presence to females. Scientists also heard the male frog make a squeaking antagonistic call when another male frog came too close or attempted amplexus. Another male made a longer antagonistic call when, while in amplexus with a female, another male tried to push it away. [1]

Etymology

This frog is named for its habitat but also for the tropicália, or tropicalismo movement, which began in the 1960s and includes many Brazilian musicians. [1]

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Tropicália, also known as tropicalismo, was a Brazilian artistic movement that arose in the late 1960s. It was characterized by the amalgamation of Brazilian genres—notably the union of the popular and the avant-garde, as well as the melding of Brazilian tradition and foreign traditions and styles. Today, tropicália is chiefly associated with the musical faction of the movement, which merged Brazilian and African rhythms with British and American psychedelia and pop rock. The movement also included works of film, theatre, and poetry.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hylidae</span> Family of frogs

Hylidae is a wide-ranging family of frogs commonly referred to as "tree frogs and their allies". However, the hylids include a diversity of frog species, many of which do not live in trees, but are terrestrial or semiaquatic.

<i>Scinax</i> Genus of amphibians

Scinax is a genus of frogs in the family Hylidae found in eastern and southern Mexico to Argentina and Uruguay, Trinidad and Tobago, and Saint Lucia. These are small to moderate-sized tree frogs, drably colored. Duellman and Wiens resurrected this genus in 1992. The name originates from the Greek word skinos, meaning quick or nimble.

<i>Sphaenorhynchus</i> Genus of amphibians

Sphaenorhynchus is a genus of frogs in the family Hylidae. They are also known as lime treefrogs or hatchet-faced treefrogs. They are found in the Amazon and Orinoco River basins of South America, the Guianas, Trinidad, and southern and eastern Brazil. The majority of the species are associated with the Atlantic Forest domain in Brazil.

<i>Dendropsophus marmoratus</i> Species of frog

Dendropsophus marmoratus is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is found in the Amazon rainforest and montane forests in the eastern piedmont, in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, intermittent freshwater marshes, and heavily degraded former forest. "Marmoratus" in Latin means "marble," perhaps referring to the dorsal coloring pattern. It is threatened by habitat loss.

<i>Scinax fuscomarginatus</i> Species of frog

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 Suriname 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.

Sphaenorhynchus platycephalus, commonly known as the South American lime treefrog or Lutz's lime treefrog, is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to south-eastern Brazil where it occurs in the Serra do Mar and Serra da Mantiqueira ranges in the states of Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, and Minas Gerais. However, Araujo-Vieira and colleagues suggests that the Serra da Mantiqueira population could represent Sphaenorhynchus canga; the two species are similar.

<i>Adelophryne gutturosa</i> Species of amphibian

Adelophryne gutturosa is a species of frogs in the family Eleutherodactylidae. It is found on the Guiana Shield from eastern Venezuela through Guyana to French Guiana and adjacent Brazil (Amapá), possibly extending to Suriname. Its type locality is Mount Roraima. Its local Spanish name is ranita guturosa.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hylinae</span> Subfamily of amphibians

Hylinae is a large subfamily of "tree frogs", family Hylidae.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dendropsophini</span> Subfamily of amphibians

Dendropsophini is a tribe of small neotropical tree frogs in the subfamily Hylinae. They are distributed from southern Mexico, throughout Central America, and down South America to northern Argentina and Uruguay. Removed from the synonymy of Hylinae in 2016, this taxon was formerly considered its own subfamily before being reclassified as a tribe. As defined by Favovich et al. in 2005, the tribe Dendrosophini contains the members of three former subfamilies within the Hylidae prior to taxonomic rearrangement: Dendropsophinae, Pseudinae, and Scinaxinae.

<i>Scinax tymbamirim</i> Species of frog

Scinax tymbamirim is a frog in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to Brazil.

Scinax tigrinus is a frog in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to Brazil.

Scinax rupestris, the Veadeiros snouted tree frog, is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to Brazil and has been found in the state of Goiás.

Scinax cabralensis is a frog in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to Brazil. Scientists observed some of these frogs 1070 meters above sea level.

Scinax rossaferesae is a frog in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to Brazil and has been observed in the Guartelá Canyon area.

Dendropsophus counani is a frog in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to Brazil, French Guiana, Suriname, and Guyana.

Dendropsophus ozzyi is a frog in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to in Brazil.

Sphaenorhynchus canga is a frog in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to Minas Gerais, Brazil.

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.

<i>Phyllodytes praeceptor</i> Species of amphibian

Phyllodytes praeceptor is a species of frog in the family Hylidae endemic to coastal areas in the state of Bahia in Brazil. It has also been seen in Serra da Jiboia, 694 m above sea level.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Novaes-e-Fagundes G; K Araujo-Vieira; OM Entiauspe-Neto; IJ Roberto; VGD Orrico; M Solé; CFB Haddad; D Loebmann (2021). "A new species of Scinax Wagler (Hylidae: Scinaxini) from the tropical forests of Northeastern Brazil". Zootaxa. 1 (4903): zootaxa.4903.1.1. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4903.1.1. PMID   33757103. S2CID   232339854 . Retrieved May 25, 2022.
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  3. "Scinax tropicalia". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  4. Marinho; Novaes-e-Fagundes; Orrico; Araujo-Vieira (October 26, 2021). "The tadpole of Scinax tropicalia Novaes-e-Fagundes et al. 2021 (Hylidae, Scinaxini)". Zootaxa (image). Zootaza. 5057 (4): 590–596. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5057.4.9. PMID   34811189. S2CID   239978040 . Retrieved May 25, 2022.