Scinax alter

The Crubixa snouted tree frog (Scinax alter) is a frog.  It lives in Brazil.

Appearance

The adult male frog is 22.5 to 31.1 mm long from nose to rear end and the adult female frog is 23.9–31.0 mm long.

This frog is related to many other frogs that live nearby.  But Scinax alter has bright white stripes on its body.  There are dark brown stripes around the white stripes.  It has a dark brown triangle mark between its eyes.  It has small dark brown stripes in front of its eyes.  The insides of its back legs are lighter brown.  The belly is yellow-brown. It has a thin body.  Its eyes stick out.  It has vomerine teeth in its jaw.

The tadpole is 22.9 to 32.0 mm long, with the tail.

Home

Most of these frogs live along the Atlantic ocean in the east.  Some of them live further away from the ocean in the Rio Doce valley in Minas Gerais.  Others live higher up in the hills in Espírito Santo.  They live on plants near ponds.  They live near the edges of forests or in places with few trees.  They can live in places with sand dunes if there are tall enough plants growing in them.  They can be on the ground or on plants.

References

Category:Frogs of South America