Pipa (genus)

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
Pipa pipa
Scientific classification
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

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. 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. "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: 412–449. JSTOR 3892485.

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