Scinax is a genus of frogs, commonly known as snouted treefrogs, in the family Hylidae. The genus is found from eastern and southern Mexico to Argentina and Uruguay, and in Trinidad and Tobago, and Saint Lucia. Member species are small to moderate-sized tree frogs, drably colored. and resurrected this genus in 1992. The name originates from the Greek word skinax, meaning quick or nimble.
Species
This following species are recognised in the genus Scinax:
References
Further reading
- ; (1992). "The status of the hylid frog genus Ololygon and the recognition of Scinax Wagler, 1830". Occasional Papers of the Museum of Natural History of the University of Kansas 151:1âÂÂ23.
- (1993). "Hylid frogs of the genus Scinax Wagler, 1830, in Amazonian Ecuador and Peru". Occ. Pap. Mus. Nat. Hist. Univ. Kansas 153:1âÂÂ57.
External links
- (2007). Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.1 (10 October 2007). Scinax. Electronic Database accessible at http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. (Accessed: 29 Apr 2008).
- [web application]. (2008). Berkeley, California: Scinax. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/. (Accessed: 29 Apr 2008).
- taxon Scinax at http://www.eol.org.
- Taxon Scinax at https://www.itis.gov/index.html. (Accessed: 29 Apr 2008).
- Taxon Scinax at http://data.gbif.org/welcome.htm
- Sazima Network - Papers, Pictures and Blog by Sazima.