Scinax rossaferesae

Scinax rossaferesae is a frog in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to Brazil and has been observed in the Guartelá Canyon area.[1][2]

Scinax rossaferesae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Scinax
Species:
S. rossaferesae
Binomial name
Scinax rossaferesae
Conte, Araujo-Vieira, Crivellari, and Berneck, 2016

The adult male frog measures 27.8 to 31.6 mm in snout-vent length. The iris of its eye is gold or yellow in color. Parts of its legs are light brown.[3]

The scientists who initially described this frog named it after their colleagues Dr. Denise Rossa-Feres, zoologist.[3]

References

  1. Frost, Darrel R. "Scinax rossaferesae Conte, Araujo-Vieira, Crivellari, and Berneck, 2016". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  2. "Scinax rossaferesae". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  3. Carlos Eduardo Conte; Bianca Von Muller Berneck; Lucas Crivellari; Katyuscia Araujo-Vieira; Bberneck BVM (November 15, 2016). "A new species of Scinax Wagler (Anura: Hylidae) from Parana, southern Brazil". Zootaxa (Full text). 4193 (2): 245–265. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4193.2.3. PMID 27988716.


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