Brown-bordered Snouted Tree Frog

About the Brown-bordered Snouted Tree 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 the 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 fuscomarginatus, as currently defined, consists of what until 2014 were recognized as separate but morphologically similar species. Based on genetic data and the lack of morphological or advertisement call characteristics that could separate the species, Scinax parkeri, Scinax trilineatus, Scinax lutzorum, and Scinax pusillus are now regarded as synonyms of Scinax fuscomarginatus.

Adult males measure 16–27 mm (0.6–1.1 in) in snout–vent length. The snout is subelliptical in dorsal view. The head is longer than it is wide. The tympanum is small and not very distinct; its upper part is hidden by the supra-tympanic... Wikipedia →