Pipa (frog)

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Pipa
Pipa pipa 1.jpg
Pipa pipa
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Pipidae
Genus: Pipa
Laurenti, 1768
Species

Pipa arrabali
Pipa aspera
Pipa carvalhoi
Pipa myersi
Pipa parva
Pipa pipa
Pipa snethlageae

Suriname toads are members of the frog genus Pipa, within the family Pipidae.[1][2][3] They are native to northern South America and extreme southern Central America (Panama).[1] Like other pipids, these frogs are almost exclusively aquatic.

Species[]

There are seven recognized species:[1][2]

  • Pipa arrabali Izecksohn, 1976 – Arrabal's Surinam toad
  • Pipa aspera Müller, 1924 – Albina Surinam toad
  • Pipa carvalhoi (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1937) – Carvalho's Surinam toad
  • Pipa myersi Trueb, 1984 – Myers' Surinam toad
  • Pipa parva Ruthven and Gaige, 1923 – Sabana Surinam toad
  • Pipa pipa (Linnaeus, 1758) – Surinam toad
  • Pipa snethlageae Müller, 1914 – Utinga Surinam toad

In addition, Pipa verrucosa Wiegmann, 1832 is included here incertae sedis.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Pipa Laurenti, 1768". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Pipidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  3. ^ Trueb, L. & DC Cannatella (1986). "Systematics, morphology and phylogeny of genus Pipa (Anura: Pipidae)". Herpetologica. 42 (4): 412–449. JSTOR 3892485.

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