Scinax rupestris Araujo-Vieira, Brandão & Faria, 2015
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 rupestris, the Veadeiros snouted tree frog, is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to Brazil and has been found in the state of Goiás.
This frog favors temporary streams and rivulets over 1000 meters above sea level, in areas rich in quartzite.
The adult male frog measures 21.9 to 27.7 mm in snout-vent length and the adult female frog is 26.7 to 31.7 mm. The iris of its eye is iridescent yellow. There is a keratinized spike behind the jaw.
Wikipedia contributors, Scinax rupestris; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T18:51:25.573809+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Scinax rupestris Araujo-Vieira, Brandão & Faria, 2015
- Name authority
- Araujo-Vieira, Brandão & Faria, 2015
- 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 rupestris Araujo-Vieira, Brandão & Faria, 2015
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 |
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=1100373 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:4VJZ2. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.