YELLOW-LEGGED SNOUTED TREE-FROG Scinax fuscovarius
The widespread and common "bathroom tree-frog" identified by yellow and black flash colours on the back of the thighs. Note the smooth skin which differentiates it from the similar Warty Snouted Tree-Frog. Like many tree-frogs this species is polychromatic - it can change colour.
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Gallery 1: Adult Scinax fuscovarius
FIGURE 1a - (FPANF433PH) Adult lateral, Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith June 2011).
FIGURE 1b - (FPANF434PH) Same individual dorsal (Paul Smith June 2011).
FIGURE 1c - (FPANF435PH) Same individual ventral (Paul Smith June 2011).
FIGURE 1d - (FPANF436PH) Same individual groin (Paul Smith June 2011).
FIGURE 1e - (FPANF437PH) Same individual flash colours (Paul Smith June 2011).
FIGURE 1f - (FPANF438PH) Same individual hindfoot (Paul Smith June 2011).
FIGURE 1g - (FPANF235PH) Adult, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith April 2007).
FIGURE 1h - (FPANF236PH) Same individual flash colours (Paul Smith April 2007).
FIGURE 1i - (FPANF237PH) Same individual ventral view (Paul Smith April 2007).
FIGURE 1j - (FPANF238PH) Green adult frontal view, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Alberto Esquivel undated).
FIGURE 1k - (FPANF239PH) Adult male singing, Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Paul Smith February 2010).
VIDEO - (FPANF243VI) Same individual singing (Paul Smith February 2010).
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Gallery 2: Colour variation in adult Scinax fuscovarius
Like many Anurans skin colouration of this species is highly variable. Above are some examples of photochromatism found in this species.
FIGURE 2a - (FPANF240PH) Brown adult, Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Paul Smith September 2006).
FIGURE 2b - (FPANF241PH) Green adult, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Alberto Esquivel undated).
FIGURE 2c - (FPANF242PH) Yellow adult, PN Tte Enciso, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith October 2008).
FIGURE 2d - (FPANF467PH) Golden adult, Arroyo Tagatiya, Departamento Concepción (Paul Smith August 2011).
FIGURE 2e - (FPANF479PH) Adult lacking black pigmentation, PN Tte Enciso, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith August 2011).
FIGURE 2f - (FPANF480PH) Same individual as (FPANF479PH) dorsal (Paul Smith August 2011).
FIGURE 2g - (FPANF481PH) Same individual as (FPANF479PH) flash colours (Paul Smith August 2011).