Scinax juncae is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to Brazil.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Scinax |
| Species: | S. juncae
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| Binomial name | |
| Scinax juncae Nunes and Pombal, 2010
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Description edit
The adult male frog measures 23.0 to 27.1 mm in snout-vent length. It has a yellowish stripe across its face and green-brown skin on the dorsum with yellow-green stripes. Its head is larger than its body.[3]
Habitat edit
This frog lives in forests and nearby open areas near with bodies of water such as springs, ponds, and streams. The frogs were found while singing, seated on shrubs.[3]
Taxonomy edit
Scientists named this frog after a herpetologist Dr. Flora Acuña Juncá.[3]
References edit
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. "Scinax juncae Nunes and Pombal, 2010". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
- ^ "Scinax juncae". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
- ^ a b c Ivan Nunes; José P. Pombal Jr. (2010). "A new Scinax Wagler (Amphibia, Anura, Hylidae) from the Atlantic Rain Forest remains of southern State of Bahia, North-eastern Brazil" (PDF). Amphibia-Reptilia. 31 (3): 347–353. doi:10.1163/156853810791769482. Retrieved June 4, 2022.