Fuscous-blotched Snouted Tree Frog

Fuscous-blotched Snouted Tree Frog

Scinax fuscovarius

Silhouette: Dmitry Bogdanov (vectorized by T. Michael Keesey) · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at São Paulo

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

11 Verified sightings at São Paulo
26 In all 3 parks From 2019 to 2026
August Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

About the Fuscous-blotched Snouted Tree Frog

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

Sounds

Recording0:22

Brazil · 2023

© abbsf · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC 4.0

Recording0:04

Brazil · 2026

© Manequinho Correia · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC 4.0

Recording0:47

Brazil · 2022

© thiagolyra · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%
2 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
3 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Goiânia 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%
2 Belo Horizonte 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
3 São Paulo 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

# Zoo / Centre Country
1 Zoológico de Brasília 🇧🇷 Brazil In captivity

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Fuscous-blotched Snouted Tree Frog in São Paulo?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Fuscous-blotched Snouted Tree Frog sighting in São Paulo on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 7th 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 Fuscous-blotched Snouted Tree Frog in São Paulo?

August and December

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Fuscous-blotched Snouted Tree Frog in São Paulo on a given day, against under 5% in January–July and September–November, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Fuscous-blotched Snouted Tree Frog?

Between 7 and 10 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Fuscous-blotched Snouted Tree Frog sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.

Is São Paulo the best place to see a Fuscous-blotched Snouted Tree Frog?

3rd of 3

Of the 3 cities where we can rate Fuscous-blotched Snouted Tree Frog sightings, São Paulo ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Goiânia (Brazil, about 20%) and Belo Horizonte (Brazil, about 10%).

Where does the Fuscous-blotched Snouted Tree Frog sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Fuscous-blotched Snouted Tree Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in São Paulo (11 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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