Mato Grosso Snouted Tree Frog
Scinax acuminatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyHylidae (Hylid Tree Frogs)
- GenusScinax (Snouted Tree Frogs)
- SpeciesScinax acuminatus (Mato Grosso Snouted Tree Frog)
Scinax acuminatus is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and possibly Uruguay. Its natural habitats are moist savanna, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, pastureland, rural gardens, heavily degraded former forest, ponds, and canals and ditches. It breeds in bodies of water. It is threatened by eventual habitat loss, but the population is currently fairly stable, as it adapts fairly well to human encroachment and development. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Iberá National Park
Lesser Snouted Tree Frog
Scinax nasicus
Brown-bordered Snouted Tree Frog
Scinax fuscomarginatus
Argentine Snouted Tree Frog
Scinax granulatus
Fuscous-blotched Snouted Tree Frog
Scinax fuscovarius
Striped Snouted Tree Frog
Scinax squalirostris
Montevideo Tree Frog
Boana pulchella
Uruguay Harlequin Frog
Lysapsus limellum
Chaco Tree Frog
Boana raniceps
Dwarf Tree Frog
Dendropsophus nanus
Cururu Toad
Rhinella diptycha
Wrestler Frog
Leptodactylus luctator
Bella Vista Toad
Rhinella dorbignyi
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Mato Grosso Snouted Tree Frog at Iberá National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
🌙 When They're Spotted
Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina |