Scinax nasicus (sharp-snouted tree-frog)

[Minhocao]

Scinax nasicus

Characteristics:
Flat triangular head. Horinzontal pupil. Rounded visible tympanum. Slanted supratympanic fold. Fingers with sucker disc. The foot has a large inter-digital membrane and fringe of skin. Sub-articular tubercles on all for extremities. Dorsum yellowish grey or dark brown with a large "X" and round pale markings. Hind part of thigh bright lemon yellow with dark markings. Feet somewhat pinkish, dark barring on hind feet. pale belly.



Habits and Habitat:

Active in rain. Shelters in damp places. Sometimes move in groups at mide-height through vegetation neighbouring ponds, puddles or water-tanks where it spawns. Climbs walls and glass windows in house.





Reproduction:
Tadpoles like others of the family. Dark eggs in jely masses are stuck to aquatic plants.



Foods:
Feeds on bees, wasps, beetles, flies and mosquitoes.

Voice:
Voice is a rhythmic and rasping "Yek Yek Yek"



Sources: Amphibians of Central Argentina.

[Kurt]

I think we could reformat this amd turn it into a "Meet the Frog" article.

Which reminds me, John, can we get more of the MtF articles up and running, especially the one written by Frank Indiviglio? I think we wrote some real nice, short articles for that series.

[Minhocao]

I have several items of that class.
If you are interested I can upload them but they are very simple.
They are all wild species of Argentina. It does not explain the continued captivity.

[Kurt]

Meet the Frog is not about captive husbandry, but rather an introduction to frogs of the world, some common and in the pet trade, others rare and unheard of by most. If the frog happens to be in the pet trade, a small blurb about its captive husbandry can be mentioned. If the frog is similar in keeping to a frog that there is already a care article about, state "X can be kept like Y" An example, the tiger-legged monkey frog can be kept similarly to the red-eyed leaf frog see red-eyed care article.

In a MtF article you want to discuss the frog's natural history and anything that makes the species discussed interesting. You can use the articles already published as a template to write yours.