Scinax garbei (Miranda-Ribeiro 1926)

Males 42-46 mm, females 48 mm. The principal distinguishing characteristics are the pointed snout with nostrils on the extremity, prominent conical tubercles over the eyes and around the lower lip, and the flattened head with a triangular mark in relief on the dorsal surface between the eyes. The dorsum is light to dark brown with darker spots. The inguinal region is green and this color may extend over the lateral surface of the body. The thighs have a longitudinal green stripe, and transverse alternating black and light-brown to yellow stripes. The belly is white and the throat region grayish. The iris is cream with dark red spots posteriorly.Similar species: There is no similar species in the Reserva Florestal Adolpho Ducke in Brazil.

Occurs throughout the Reserva Florestal Adolpho Ducke in Brazilbut is not common.

The species is arboreal and nocturnal. Reproduction occurs in the rainy season (November to May) in large ponds. The males call in a vertical position with the head pointing down. Clutches contain about 550 eggs. The tadpoles are pale green and have a protuberance on the lip that distinguishes them from all other species in the Reserva Florestal Adolpho Ducke in Brazil .

Scinax garbei is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, and possibly Guyana. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical swamps, rivers, intermittent freshwater marshes, plantations, rural gardens, heavily degraded former forest, and ponds.