ANIMALS – AMPHIBIANS – FROGS – SQUALIROSTRIS SCINAX (SCINAX SQUALIROSTRIS)

Animals - Amphibians - Frogs

Squalirostris Scinax (Scinax squalirostris)

Scientific Classification:

Kingdom : Animalia
Phylum : Chordata
Class : Amphibia
Order : Anura
Family :Hylidae
Genus : Scinax
Species : S. Squalirostris

Description:

The Squalirostris Scinax (Scinax squalirostris) is a species of frog in the Hylidae family. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and possibly Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, temperate grassland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, intermittent freshwater marshes, pastureland, rural gardens, heavily degraded former forest, ponds, and canals and ditches.

Binomial Name:

Name : Scinax squalirostris
Taxonomist : Adolpho Lutz (Rio de Janeiro - Brazil)
Year : 1925
Subspecies : None or not data available
Synonyms : None or not data available

Conservation Status by IUCN:

Status : Not Evaluated, or not data available

Philatelic Issues

2001 - Uruguay - Stamp 4 of 4, from Amphibians and Reptiles Series

Issue information:

Country: Uruguay
Date: February 15th, 2001
Printed: 15.000 Copies
Type: Stamp from Series of 4 Stamps
Value: UYP 11

Stamp: Rectangular
Size: 22 mm. x 35 mm.
Perforation: Circular
Gum: Water Activated