LESSER SNOUTED TREE-FROG Scinax nasicus
A medium-sized Scinax with a distinctive bracketed dorsal pattern. This is the smallest of the three "bathroom tree-frogs" of this genus that are commonly found in houses. Note the quite different pattern of the hind leg, it being heavily and boldly marked with yellow in S.fuscovarius.
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FIGURE 1a - (FPANF232PH) Adult dorsal view, Cruce Los Pioneros, Departamento Presidente Hayes Olimpo  (Paul Smith October 2007).
FIGURE 1b - (FPANF493PH) Adult, Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith October 2011).
FIGURE 1c - (FPANF494PH) Same individual as (FPANF493PH) dorsal view (Paul Smith October 2011).
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Gallery 2: Colour variation in adult Scinax nasicus
Like many Anurans skin colouration of this species is highly variable. Above are some examples of photochromatism found in this species.
FIGURE 2a - (FPANF565PH) Blotched adult, Tres Gigantes, Departamento Alto Paraguay (Paul Smith June 2012).
FIGURE 2b - (FPANF566PH) Same individual as (FPANF233PH) (Paul Smith June 2012).
FIGURE 2c - (FPANF567PH) Same individual as (FPANF233PH) dorsal view (Paul Smith June 2012).
FIGURE 2d - (FPANF231PH) Adult male singing, Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Paul Smith February 2010).
FIGURE 2e - (FPANF233PH) Pale adult, Cruce Los Pioneros, Departamento Presidente Hayes Olimpo  (Paul Smith October 2007)..
FIGURE 2f - (FPANF234PH) Flash colours of same individual as (FPANF233PH) (Paul Smith October 2007).
FIGURE 2g - (FPANF231PH) Yellow adult, Tres Gigantes, Departamento Alto Paraguay (Paul Smith August 2011).
FIGURE 2h - (FPANF482PH) Dark adult, Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Helen Pheasey July 2011 - Para La Tierra).
VIDEO - (FPANF429VI) Adult male singing, Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Paul Smith January 2011).
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Scinax nasicus Click the link to hear the call.
1 (FPANF660RE) Song recorded PN Tte Enciso, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith October 2013).