Mato Grosso Snouted Tree Frog
Scinax acuminatus
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAmphibia (Amphibians)
- OrderAnura (Frogs and Toads)
- FamilyHylidae (Hylid Tree Frogs)
- GenusScinax (Snouted Tree Frogs)
- SpeciesScinax acuminatus (Mato Grosso Snouted Tree Frog)
About the Mato Grosso Snouted Tree Frog
Scinax acuminatus is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and possibly Uruguay. Its natural habitats are moist savanna, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, pastureland, rural gardens, heavily degraded former forest, ponds, and canals and ditches. It breeds in bodies of water.
It is threatened by eventual habitat loss, but the population is currently fairly stable, as it adapts fairly well to human encroachment and development. "Scinax acuminatus.". Amphibiaweb, n.d. Web. 28 May 2014. <http://amphibiaweb.org/cgi/amphib_query?where-genus=Scinax&where-species=acuminatus>. Wikipedia →
Recent sightings of Mato Grosso Snouted Tree Frog in Iberá National Park
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Global Distribution
Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina |