Scinax altae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Hylidae |
Genus: | Scinax |
Species: | S. altae
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Binomial name | |
Scinax altae (
Dunn, 1933)
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Synonyms [4] | |
Hyla altae Dunn, 1933
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Scinax altae is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. [4] It is endemic to Panama where it occurs in the Pacific lowlands [1] [4] between the Chiriquí Province in the west and Panamá Province in the east. [4] The type series was collected by Emmett Reid Dunn and his wife from " Summit" in the Panama Canal Zone in 1932. [2]
Males measure 22–27 mm (0.87–1.06 in) in snout–vent length; females can grow to 27 mm (1.1 in). [3] The snout is long and flat. The tympanum is distinct. [2] The dorsum is gray to brownish gray and has four complete stripes (two dorsolateral and two paravertebral stripes; dorsal stripes are incomplete in a small fraction of individuals [3]). The shanks have dark gray longitudinal stripes. [2] [3] The fingers are without webbing [2] whereas the toes are about three fifths webbed. [3] Males have a very large vocal sac. [2]
The species' natural habitats are xeric, scrubby forests and savannas [1] at elevations up to 700 m (2,300 ft) above sea level. [4] It is locally common. Major threats to it are infrastructure development and water pollution. It occurs in the Altos de Campana National Park. [1]