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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. [9]
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.
Its natural habitats are lakes, ponds, and marshes in flat, open areas, such as grassland and flooded habitats. They are able to cross land areas. In Venezuela, its altitudinal range is from sea level up to 300 m (980 ft) above sea level, [1] whereas in Colombia it is 50–135 m (164–443 ft). [4]
Myers' Surinam toad (Pipa myersi) is a species of frog in the family Pipidae found in Panama and possibly Colombia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss. [1]
Pipa aspera, the Albina Surinam toad, is a species of frog in the family Pipidae found in French Guiana, [2] Suriname, and possibly Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests , rivers , freshwater marshes , and intermittent freshwater marshes. [ 1 ]
Sonoran desert toad * Anaxyrus boreas halophilus: Western toad Anaxyrus californicus: Arroyo toad Anaxyrus canorus: Yosemite toad: Anaxyrus cognatus: Great Plains toad Anaxyrus exsul: Black toad Anaxyrus microscaphus: Arizona toad * Anaxyrus punctatus: Red-spotted toad Anaxyrus woodhousii: Woodhouse's toad
Carvalho's Surinam toad (Pipa carvalhoi) is a species of frog in the family Pipidae endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests , dry savanna , moist savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland , subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, freshwater marshes , ponds , and aquaculture ponds.
Pipa snethlageae, the Utinga Surinam toad, is a species of frog in the family Pipidae found in Brazil, Colombia, Peru, and possibly Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and freshwater marshes .