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Tukeit Hill Frog
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Frogs & toads

Tukeit Hill Frog

Allophryne ruthveni Gaige, 1926

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishTukeit Hill Frog
DutchGevlekt Boompadje
Spanish—
Chinese—
Sranan Tongotodo (general name for the group)
Scientific nameAllophryne ruthveni Gaige, 1926

About this species

The Tukeit Hill frogs are three species of frog in the genus Allophryne. Originally erected for the species Allophryne ruthveni, the genus was placed as the only member of the subfamily Allophryninae, which was in turn placed in the family Centrolenidae, but they are now considered as the only genus in the monotypic family Allophrynidae.

These frogs live in Guyana, Venezuela, Suriname, Brazil and Bolivia. The holotype was discovered at Tukeit Hill, below Kaieteur Falls, Guyana, hence the common English name.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAmphibia
OrderAnura
FamilyAllophrynidae
GenusAllophryne

In Suriname

52Records in Suriname
26iNaturalist observations
1948First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini26
  • Brokopondo3
  • Para1

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

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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