Scinax iquitorum is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. The species is endemic to Peru.
Etymology The specific name, iquitorum (genitive, plural), is in honor of the Iquitos who are an indigenous people of Peru.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Exeter, England: Pelagic Publishing. xiii + 244 pp. (Hbk). (Scinax iquitorum, p. 102).
Geographic range S. iquitorum has been observed in the areas around the Río Nanay and the Río Yavari.
Habitat The preferred natural habitat of S. iquitorum is forest, at altitudes around .
Description S. iquitorum is light olive-green on the dorsum. The flanks are yellow with black spots. The rear sides of the thighs are black in color. The iris is gold to bronze. (Scinax iquitorum, new species).
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