[1] This frog is brown or orange-brown in color on the dorsum.

There are dark brown bars across all the front and hind legs.

[1] This frog lives in coastal lowlands up to hills and highlands 1000 meters above sea level.

[2] The scientific name of this frog comes from the Tupí-guarani language.

The scientists named this frog "small animal" because it is smaller that Scinax alter.