Arrabal's Suriname toad
| Arrabal's Suriname toad | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Pipidae |
| Genus: | Pipa |
| Species: | P. arrabali |
| Binomial name | |
| Pipa arrabali Izeckson, 1976 | |
The Arrabal's Suriname toad (Pipa arrabali) is a species of frog in the Pipidae family found in Brazil, Guyana,[1] 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.[2]
References
- ↑ Cole, C.J., C.R. Townsend, R.P. Reynolds, R.D. MacCulloch and A. Lathrop (2013). "Amphibians and reptiles of Guyana, South America: Illustrated keys, annotated species accounts, and a biogeographic synopsis". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 125: 317–620. doi:10.2988/0006-324x-125.4.317.
- ↑ Mijares, A., Rodrigues, M.T., MacCulloch, R. & Gascon, C. 2004. Pipa arrabali. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.
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