Biology:Scinax rupestris
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Short description: Species of frog
| Scinax rupestris | |
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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. rupestris
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| Scinax rupestris Araujo-Vieira, Brandão, and Faria, 2015
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Scinax rupestris, the Veadeiros snouted tree frog,[1] is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to Brazil and has been found in the state of Goiás.[2][3]
This frog favors temporary streams and rivulets over 1000 meters above sea level, in areas rich in quartzite.[2]
The adult male frog measures 21.9 to 27.7 mm in snout-vent length and the adult female frog is 26.7 to 31.7 mm. The iris of its eye is iridescent yellow. There is a keratinized spike behind the jaw.[4]
References
- ↑ Citizen science observations for Scinax rupestris at iNaturalist
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Frost, Darrel R.. "Scinax rupestris Araujo-Vieira, Brandão, and Faria, 2015". American Museum of Natural History, New York. https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/Amphibia/Anura/Hylidae/Scinaxinae/Scinax/Scinax-rupestris.
- ↑ "Scinax rupestris". University of California, Berkeley. https://amphibiaweb.org/species/8308.
- ↑ Araujo-Vieira K; Brandao RA; Faria DC (2015). "A new species of rock-dwelling Scinax Wagler (Anura: Hylidae) from Chapada dos Veadeiros, central Brazil (Abstract)". Zootaxa 3915 (1): 52–66. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3915.1.2. PMID 25662110. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/271706748. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
Wikidata ☰ Q19869228 entry
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