Scinax imbegue
Scinax imbegue is a frog in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to Brazil. It lives in open-forest plateaus no more than 700 meters above sea level.[1][2]
| Scinax imbegue | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Scinax |
| Species: | S. imbegue |
| Binomial name | |
| Scinax imbegue Nunes, Kwet, and Pombal, 2012 | |
Appearance
The adult male frog neasures 25.6–35.0 mm in snout-vent length and the adult female frog 28.8–38.0 mm. This frog is dark brown in color with darker stripes. Some individuals have two white stripes reaching from each eye to the inguinal area, but other individuals do not. There is a dark brown intraocular mark. Its ventrum and the inner thighs is lighter brown. It has disks on its toes for climbing. There is variation in the amount of webbing on the feet.[3]
Name
The scientific name of this frog is from the Tupí-guarani language. Imbegue means "it is slow." This refers to the frog's slow pulse.[3]
References
- Frost, Darrel R. "Scinax imbegue". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- "Scinax imbegue". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- Nunes I; Kwet A; Pombal Jr JP (2012). "Taxonomic revision of the Scinax alter species complex (Anura: Hylidae)" (PDF). Copeia. 2012 (3): 554–569. doi:10.1643/CH-11-088. S2CID 85937435. Retrieved May 26, 2022.