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Scinax rossaferesae

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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

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]

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

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  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. ^ a b 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. hdl:11336/48740. PMID 27988716.