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Albina Surinam Toad
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Frogs & toads

Albina Surinam Toad

Pipa aspera Müller, 1924

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishAlbina Surinam Toad
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese—
Sranan Tongotodo (general name for the group)
Scientific namePipa aspera Müller, 1924

About this species

Pipa aspera, the Albina Surinam toad, is a species of frog in the family Pipidae found in French Guiana, Suriname, and possibly Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes. The color of this species is a reddish-brown to a brownish-black, noticed on the dorsal part of its body. The weights of females range between 5 and 12 grams, and males between 4 and 7 grams, noting that females are usually significantly larger.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAmphibia
OrderAnura
FamilyPipidae
GenusPipa

In Suriname

16Records in Suriname
2iNaturalist observations
2004First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Brokopondo5
  • Sipaliwini4

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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