Lesser Snouted Tree Frog

Lesser Snouted Tree Frog

Scinax nasicus

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Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Buenos Aires

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

17 Verified sightings at Buenos Aires
12 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
December Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

About the Lesser Snouted Tree Frog

Scinax nasicus is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, moist savanna, temperate shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, temperate grassland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, arable land, pastureland, plantations, rural gardens, heavily degraded former forest, water storage areas, ponds, and canals and ditches. Wikipedia →

Sounds

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Argentina · 2025

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Brazil · 2024

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Argentina · 2023

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Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~20%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cordoba 🇦🇷 Argentina
~10%
2 Buenos Aires 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Lesser Snouted Tree Frog in Buenos Aires?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Snouted Tree Frog sighting in Buenos Aires on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 9th most-seen of the 13 amphibians we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Lesser Snouted Tree Frog in Buenos Aires?

November and December

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Snouted Tree Frog in Buenos Aires on a given day, against under 5% in January to October, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Lesser Snouted Tree Frog?

Between 7 and 10 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lesser Snouted Tree Frog sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.

Is Buenos Aires the best place to see a Lesser Snouted Tree Frog?

2nd of 2

Of the 2 cities where we can rate Lesser Snouted Tree Frog sightings, Buenos Aires ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Cordoba (Argentina, about 10%).

Where does the Lesser Snouted Tree Frog sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Lesser Snouted Tree Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Buenos Aires (17 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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