''Scinax boesemani'' is a species of

frog A frog is any member of a diverse and largely carnivorous group of short-bodied, tailless amphibians composing the order Anura (ανοὐρά, literally ''without tail'' in Ancient Greek). The oldest fossil "proto-frog" ''Triadobatrachus'' is ...

in the family

Hylidae Hylidae is a wide-ranging family of frogs commonly referred to as "tree frogs and their allies". However, the hylids include a diversity of frog species, many of which do not live in trees, but are terrestrial or semiaquatic. Taxonomy and ...

. It is found in

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( Guyana, Suriname, and

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), southern

Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...

( Amazonas), and northern

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

( Amazonas and

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). The specific name ''boesemani'' honors , a Dutch ichthyologist. Common name Boeseman's snouted treefrog has been coined for it.

Description

Male ''Scinax boesemani'' grow to a snout–vent length of and females to . The fingers are unwebbed whereas the toes are webbed, although the webbing is reduced between the first two fingers. Skin is dorsally smooth to weakly granular and ventrally granular. Dorsal coloration is variable, with tan to dark brown background and cream or yellow spotting; the visibility of the spotting depends in light intensity. A dark line runs from the nostril to the arm insertion. Ventral surfaces are white. The male advertisement call is a buzzing trill emitted at a rate of about 30 notes per minute.

Habitat and conservation

''Scinax boesemani'' occur in tropical rainforests and forest edges at elevations below . They are usually found around or in bushes over small temporary bodies of water. They are nocturnal. Males call from vegetation some above the water. Breeding is explosive. ''Scinax boesemani'' is a common species that adapts well to human disturbance of its habitat. There are no threats to it as a species, although it could locally suffer from

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and fires. Its range includes several protected areas.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q1042618 boesemani Amphibians of Brazil Amphibians of French Guiana Amphibians of Guyana Amphibians of Suriname Amphibians of Venezuela Amphibians described in 1966 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot