Pipa (frog)
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.
| Pipa | |
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| Pipa pipa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Pipidae |
| Genus: | Pipa Laurenti, 1768 |
| Species | |
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Pipa arrabali | |
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
- 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.
- "Pipidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
- Trueb, L. & DC Cannatella (1986). "Systematics, morphology and phylogeny of genus Pipa (Anura: Pipidae)". Herpetologica. 42 (4): 412–449. JSTOR 3892485.
External links
Data related to Pipa at Wikispecies
Media related to Pipa at Wikimedia Commons- YouTube footage of Surinam toads emerging
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