Fuscous-blotched Treefrog

Fascinating facts about the Fuscous-blotched Treefrog

• A single species of treefrog stretches across five South-American nations – Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay – showing that its survival isn’t limited to one corner of the continent.
• Scientists have recorded this frog in twelve distinct habitat types, from moist savannas and high-altitude shrublands to intermittent freshwater lakes and even heavily degraded former forest, proving its extraordinary ecological flexibility.
• It can be found in both dry lowland grasslands and seasonally flooded wetlands, a contrast that highlights how it can handle the swing between drought and rain within the same year.
• Unlike many amphibians that shy away from human presence, Scinax fuscovarius makes a home in rural gardens, pasturelands and bustling urban areas, showing that it can coexist with people and their altered landscapes.
• Its ability to thrive in heavily degraded former forest demonstrates that even when original ecosystems are broken, this treefrog can still find enough shelter and food to persist, reminding us that some species are more resilient than we assume.

At a glance

About the Fuscous-blotched Treefrog

Scinax fuscovarius, a member of the Hylidae family, inhabits a remarkable mosaic of South American landscapes. From the moist savannas of Argentina and Bolivia to the subtropical shrublands of Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, this treefrog thrives in environments as varied as high-altitude shrublands, seasonally flooded lowland grasslands, intermittent freshwater lakes, rural gardens, urban areas, heavily degraded former forests, and pasturelands.

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