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Scinax rupestris
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Hylidae
Genus:	Scinax
Species:	S. rupestris
Binomial name
Scinax rupestris Araujo-Vieira, Brandão, and Faria, 2015

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.

References

1. Citizen science observations for Scinax rupestris at iNaturalist
2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. "Scinax rupestris Araujo-Vieira, Brandão, and Faria, 2015". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
3. "Scinax rupestris". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
4. Araujo-Vieira K; Brandao RA; Faria DC (2015). "A new species of rock-dwelling Scinax Wagler (Anura: Hylidae) from Chapada dos Veadeiros, central Brazil (Abstract)". Zootaxa. 3915 (1): 52–66. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3915.1.2. hdl:11336/86106. PMID 25662110. Retrieved May 31, 2022.

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