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Frogs & toads

Arrabal's Suriname Toad

Pipa arrabali Izecksohn, 1976

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishArrabal's Suriname Toad
DutchArrabal's Suriname toad
SpanishRana De Celdillas Guayanesa
Chinese—
Sranan Tongotodo (general name for the group)
Scientific namePipa arrabali Izecksohn, 1976

About this species

The Arrabal's Suriname toad (Pipa arrabali) is a species of frog in the family Pipidae found in Brazil, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela, and possibly Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, ponds, and canals and ditches. It is threatened by habitat loss.

The embryo of P. arrabali lacks a jaw sheath and labial teeth, unlike most tadpoles.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAmphibia
OrderAnura
FamilyPipidae
GenusPipa

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