Scinax x-signatus

{{Short description|Species of frog}}

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| image = Scinax x-signatus.jpg

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Miguel Trefaut Rodrigues, Ulisses Caramaschi, Abraham Mijares |date=2010 |title=Scinax x-signatus |volume=2010 |page=e.T56005A11404900 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-2.RLTS.T56005A11404900.en |access-date=16 November 2021}}

| taxon = Scinax x-signatus

| authority = (Spix, 1824)

| synonyms = Hyla x-signata Spix, 1824

Hyla affinis Spix, 1824

Hyla coerulea Spix, 1824

}}

Scinax x-signatus (common name: Venezuela snouted treefrog or Venezuelan snouted treefrog) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is found in Brazil, the Guyanas (Guyana, French Guiana, Suriname), Venezuela and Colombia. Introduced populations exist on Guadeloupe and two nearby smaller islands, Marie Galante and La Désirade, and on Martinique.{{cite web |url=http://www.caribherp.org/index.php?il=Martinique&so=class,%20ord,%20subord,%20family,%20species&vw=y&dd=n&mob=y |title=Martinique |work=Caribherp: Amphibians and reptiles of Caribbean Islands |author=S. Blair Hedges |year=2015 |access-date=26 March 2015}} It may represent more than one species.{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Hylidae/Hylinae/Scinax/Scinax-x-signatus |title=Scinax x-signatus (Spix, 1824) |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2014 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |access-date=25 May 2014}}

File:Scinax x-signatus (10.5852-ejt.2022.836.1919) Figure 9 (cropped).png, Brazil]]

Scinax x-signatus is a very common frog inhabiting tropical savannas, forest edges, and open areas, and is very adaptable to habitat modification. It is considered an invasive species on Guadeloupe, threatening native frogs through competition.{{cite web |url=http://www.issg.org/database/species/ecology.asp?si=1313 |title=Scinax x-signatus |year=2008 |work=Global Invasive Species Database |publisher=Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) of the IUCN Species Survival Commission |access-date=26 March 2015}}