Scinax rogerioi

Scinax cabralensis is a frog.  It lives in Brazil.  Scientists saw some frogs 1070 meters above sea level.

Appearance

The adult male frog is 25.0 to 35.6 mm long from nose to rear end. The adult female frog is 28.0 to 34.5 mm.  Its head is as wide as its body, and its tongue is big and round.  It has disks on its toes for climbing.

This frog is light yellow-green or gray-green in color.  It has dark brown spots.  The iris of its eye is the color of copper metal.

Reproduction

This frog lays eggs after it rains.  They have many young in a short time.  The males sit on short plants, rocks, or the ground near water.  The males sing for the females.

Threats

Some of these frogs live where the laws of Brazil say people cannot hurt them: Parque Estadual do Itacolomi. It is in Minas Gerais.

Name

The scientists who wrote the first paper about this frog named it after their friend Dr. Rogério P. Bastos.  He is a scientist from the Universidade Federal de Goiás, and he works with frogs and toads from Brazil.

References

Category:Frogs of South America