Lesser Snouted Tree Frog
Scinax nasicus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyHylidae (Hylid Tree Frogs)
- GenusScinax (Snouted Tree Frogs)
- SpeciesScinax nasicus (Lesser Snouted Tree Frog)
Scinax nasicus is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, moist savanna, temperate shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, temperate grassland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, arable land, pastureland, plantations, rural gardens, heavily degraded former forest, water storage areas, ponds, and canals and ditches. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas
Mato Grosso Snouted Tree Frog
Scinax acuminatus
Chaco Tree Frog
Boana raniceps
Paraguayan Swimming Frog
Pseudis platensis
Polka-dot Tree Frog
Boana punctata
Uruguay Harlequin Frog
Lysapsus limellum
Cururu Toad
Rhinella diptycha
Miranda's White-lipped Frog
Leptodactylus macrosternum
Two-colored oval frog
Elachistocleis bicolor
Pointedbelly Frog
Leptodactylus podicipinus
Muller's Termite Frog
Dermatonotus muelleri
Pale-legged Weeping Frog
Physalaemus albonotatus
Chaco Granulated Toad
Rhinella major
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Lesser Snouted Tree Frog at Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas — not enough to chart months honestly.
🌙 When They're Spotted
Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | El Palmar National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil |