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Pipa Pipa

Amphibians

The Surinam toad is a fully aquatic frog in the family Pipidae, found across tropical South America and Trinidad, with an unusually flat body resembling a mottled brown leaf and a broad triangular head with no tongue. It has star-shaped appendages on its front toes and captures prey by suction feeding while lying motionless in warm, acidic, murky, slow-moving or still water such as streams, backwaters, ponds and seasonal pools in tropical rainforest. Females are known for carrying their eggs on their backs in honeycomb-like pockets in their own skin, releasing fully formed froglets after four to five months.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Carnivore 1
System (Realm)
Freshwater 2
Relationship to People
Natural Pest Control 3
Living or Extinct
Yes 4
Scientific Name
Pipa pipa 4
Conservation Status
Least Concern 4
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 5
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Anura, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Surinam Toad

In Biome

River, Biomes
Source Common Surinam toad - Wikipedia
Tropical Rainforest, Biomes
Source Common Surinam toad - Wikipedia
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Bolivia

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Brazil

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Colombia

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Ecuador

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Guyana

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Peru

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Suriname

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Trinidad and Tobago

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Venezuela

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Sources
1. Common Surinam toad - Wikipedia
  • Lead
    Pipa pipa is an ambush predator, lying in-wait underwater for prey to inevitably wander too close, swiftly inhaling the unsuspecting creature using suction feeding.
  • In Biome: Tropical Rainforest, Habitat and distribution
    The Surinam toad, despite its common name, is actually native to several South American countries; as well as Suriname, it is known from Brazil (primarily the states of Acre, Amazonas, Mato Grosso, Pará and Rondônia), Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, and Venezuela, in tropical rainforest regions to the east of the Andes.
  • In Biome: River, Habitat and distribution
    The Surinam toad inhabits warm, acidic, murky and slow-moving to still waterways, including streams, backwaters, ponds and seasonal pools after localized flooding; these rich waters often have a low pH due to a high concentration of organic matter and tannins.
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2. GBIF Species API
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3. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Surinam Toad
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyEconomic Importance for Humans
Quote, Economic Importance for Humans
they sometimes consume harmful insects
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4. Wikidata: Surinam Toad
Wikidata
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Wikidata Q220414 (P225 taxon name)
  • Wikidata P141 (IUCN conservation status) claim, entity QID Q220414
  • Child Taxon Of: Anura, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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5. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Amphibia
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 31
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 31
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Amphibia","order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Anfibios","language":"ES"},{"name":"Amphibiens","language":"FR"},{"name":"Amphibians","language":"EN"},{"name":"两栖纲","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Anura
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 83
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 83
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Amphibia","order":"Anura","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"无尾目","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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