Scinax fuscovarius
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
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 →
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goiânia | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zoológico de Brasília | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Fuscous-blotched Snouted Tree Frog sighting in Iguazú National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 5th most-seen of the 6 amphibians we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and August
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Fuscous-blotched Snouted Tree Frog in Iguazú National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–July, September–October and December, the lowest months.
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.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Fuscous-blotched Snouted Tree Frog sightings, Iguazú National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Emas National Park (Brazil, about 20%) and Iguaçu National Park (Brazil, about 10%).
Same family: Hylidae
The closest relatives of the Fuscous-blotched Snouted Tree Frog that you can see in Iguazú National Park (family Hylidae, Hylid Tree Frogs) are ocellated tree frog (about 20%) and Blacksmith Tree Frog (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Fuscous-blotched Snouted Tree Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Iguazú National Park (6 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
