Biology:Scinax juncae
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Short description: Species of amphibian
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Scinax |
| Species: | S. juncae
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| Scinax juncae Nunes and Pombal, 2010
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Scinax juncae is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to Brazil .[1][2]
Description
The adult male frog measures 23.0 to 27.1 mm in snout-vent length. It has a yellowish stripe across its face and green-brown skin on the dorsum with yellow-green stripes. Its head is larger than its body.[3]
Habitat
This frog lives in forests and nearby open areas near with bodies of water such as springs, ponds, and streams. The frogs were found while singing, seated on shrubs.[3]
Taxonomy
Scientists named this frog after a herpetologist Dr. Flora Acuña Juncá.[3]
References
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R.. "Scinax juncae Nunes and Pombal, 2010". American Museum of Natural History, New York. https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/Amphibia/Anura/Hylidae/Scinaxinae/Scinax/Scinax-juncae.
- ↑ "Scinax juncae". University of California, Berkeley. https://amphibiaweb.org/species/7513.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Ivan Nunes; José P. Pombal Jr. (2010). "A new Scinax Wagler (Amphibia, Anura, Hylidae) from the Atlantic Rain Forest remains of southern State of Bahia, North-eastern Brazil". Amphibia-Reptilia 31 (3): 347–353. doi:10.1163/156853810791769482. http://www.herpetologiamuseunacional.com.br/Pombal/pdf/10_Nunes_e_Pombal_S_juncae.pdf. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
Wikidata ☰ Q2260284 entry
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