Scinax quinquefasciatus
System : Freshwater_terrestrial
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Animalia
Chordata
Amphibia
Anura
Hylidae
  • Not Evaluated
    NE
  • No Alien Population
    NA
  • Data Deficient
    DD
  • Minimal Concern
    MC
  • Minor
    MN
  • Moderate
    MO
  • Major
    MR
  • Massive
    MV
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  • Distribution
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  • Management
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Recommended citation: Global Invasive Species Database (2026) Species profile: Scinax quinquefasciatus. Downloaded from http://www.iucngisd.org/gisd/speciesname/Scinax+quinquefasciatus on 12-03-2026.

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Informations on Scinax quinquefasciatus has been recorded for the following locations. Click on the name for additional informations.
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Bibliography
5 references found for Scinax quinquefasciatus

Management information
Mieles AE (2006) Composición de la dieta de Scinax quinquefasciatus (Fowler, 1913) (Anura: Hylidae) y sus efectos sobre la comunidad de artrópodos endémicos de la laguna de las Diablas: Isla Isabela – Galápagos. Charles Darwin Foundation & Galápagos National Park. Technical Report, 29 pp.
Moretta-Urdiales, M. M., Ernst, R., Pontón-Cevallos, J., Bermúdez, R., & Jäger, H. (2020). Eat and be eaten: trophic interactions of the introduced frog Scinax quinquefasciatus in anthropogenic environments in Galápagos. NeoBiota, 61, 17.
General information
Cisneros-Heredia, D.F., 2018. The hitchhiker wave: non-native small terrestrial vertebrates in the Galápagos. In Understanding invasive species in the Galápagos Islands (pp. 95-139). Springer, Cham.
Phillips RB (2010) Biogeography of alien vertebrates in the Galapagos Islands: patterns, processes, and conservation implications. PhD thesis; University of New Mexico, Albuquerque.
Phillips RB, Wiedenfeld DA, Snell HL (2012). Current status of alien vertebrates in the Galapagos Islands: invasion history, distribution, and potential impacts. Biological Invasion 14: 461-480. doi: 10.1007/s10530-011-0090-z
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Scinax quinquefasciatus
Date assessed
2021-05-10
Year published
2021
Eicat category
MN (Minor)
Justification for EICAT assessment


The impact caused by Scinax quinquefasciata is minor, with individuals of several orders of invertebrates being eaten (Moretta-Urdiales et al. 2020). Native population sizes have not been assessed. Thus the impact magnitude through predation of native invertebrates is minor.
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Low
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Predation
Countries of most severe impact
Ecuador
Description of impacts
Predation - Scinax quinquefasciata has been shown to predate on the native invertebrates in the lagoons of the Galápagos Islands.
Assessor
Sabrina Kumschick; John Measey
Contributors
Mohlamatsane Mokhatla; James Baxter-Gilbert; Corey Thorp; Alexander D. Rebelo; Sarah J. Davies; F. André de Villiers; Nitya Prakash Mohanty; Carla Wagener; Khensani Nkuna; Giovanni Vimercati
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Recommended citation
Sabrina Kumschick, John Measey (2026). Scinax quinquefasciatus. IUCN Environmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa (EICAT).