Scinax
Encyclopedia
Scinax is a genus of frog
s in the Hylidae family, and are found in eastern and southern Mexico
to Argentina
and Uruguay
, Trinidad and Tobago
and Saint Lucia
. These are small to moderate-sized tree frogs, drably colored. Duellman and Wiens resurrected This genus in 1992. The name originates from the Greek word skinos, meaning quick or nimble.
Frog
Frogs are amphibians in the order Anura , formerly referred to as Salientia . Most frogs are characterized by a short body, webbed digits , protruding eyes and the absence of a tail...
s in the Hylidae family, and are found in eastern and southern Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
to Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
and Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
, Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...
and Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia is an island country in the eastern Caribbean Sea on the boundary with the Atlantic Ocean. Part of the Lesser Antilles, it is located north/northeast of the island of Saint Vincent, northwest of Barbados and south of Martinique. It covers a land area of 620 km2 and has an...
. These are small to moderate-sized tree frogs, drably colored. Duellman and Wiens resurrected This genus in 1992. The name originates from the Greek word skinos, meaning quick or nimble.
Species
96 species are currently assigned to this genus.EWLINE
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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: Apr 29, 2008). [web application]. 2008. Berkeley, California: Scinax. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/. (Accessed: Apr 29, 2008). taxon Scinax at http://www.eol.org. Taxon Scinax at http://www.itis.gov/index.html. (Accessed: Apr 29, 2008). Taxon Scinax at http://data.gbif.org/welcome.htm- Sazima Network - Papers, Pictures and Blog by Sazima.