Scinax exiguus (Duellman, 1986)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Scinax exiguus is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is found in the Gran Sabana of Venezuela and in the Roraima state of the adjacent northern Brazil, as far south as Boa Vista, Roraima. Common name Gran Sabana snouted treefrog has been coined for it.
Wikipedia contributors, Scinax exiguus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T18:51:09.804917+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Scinax exiguus (Duellman, 1986)
- Name authority
- (Duellman, 1986)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Hylidae
- Genus
- Scinax
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyHylidae Rafinesque, 1815
- genusScinax Wagler, 1830
- speciesScinax exiguus (Duellman, 1986)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Scinax. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Scinax auratus (Wied-Neuwied, 1821) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Baumgardner's Snouted TreefrogScinax baumgardneri (Rivero, 1961) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Scinax blairi (Fouquette & Pyburn, 1972) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Scinax boulengeri (Cope, 1887) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Scinax caprarius Acosta-Galvis, 2018 | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Scinax chiquitanus (De la Riva, 1990) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Scinax crospedospilus (Lutz, 1925) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Scinax danae (Duellman, 1986) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Scinax dolloi (Werner, 1903) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Scinax funereus (Cope, 1874) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Scinax fuscomarginatus (Lutz, 1925) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Scinax granulatus (Peters, 1871) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Scinax exigua (Duellman, 1986) (Duellman, 1986) | synonym |
| Ololygon exigua Duellman, 1986 Duellman, 1986 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=662774 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4VJWG. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.