2015-11-252015-11-252014STURARO, Marcelo José; DEL PELOSO, Pedro Luiz Vieira. A new species of Scinax Wagler, 1830 (Anura: Hylidae) from the middle Amazon river basin, Brazil. Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, São Paulo, v. 54, n. 2, p. 9-23, 2014. Disponível em: <http://www.scielo.br/pdf/paz/v54n2/01.pdf>. Acesso em: 24 nov. 2015. <http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0031-1049.2014.54.02>.0031-1049https://repositorio.ufpa.br/handle/2011/7025A new species of the hylid genus Scinax is described and illustrated. The new taxon was found in the Amazonian rainforest of northern Brazil, municipalities of Maués and Careiro da Várzea, state of Amazonas. The new species is characterized by its moderate size (male mean snout-vent length 36.3mm); body robust; large, orange, black-bordered axillary and inguinal spots; and bilobate vocal sac. This new species was found in primary and secondary forest on branches of shrubs or trees in, or next to, permanent ponds and flooded areas.engAcesso AbertoAnfíbioTaxonomia animalEspécie (Zoologia)HilídeoMaués - AMCareiro da Várzea - AMAmazonas - EstadoAmazônia brasileiraArtigo de Periódico