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Surinam toads, also called star-fingered toads, are members of the frog genus ''Pipa'', within the family Pipidae. They are native to northern South America and extreme southern Central America (Panama).〔 Like other pipids, these frogs are almost exclusively aquatic. ==Species== There are seven recognized species:〔〔 * ''Pipa arrabali'' Izecksohn, 1976 – Arrabal's Suriname toad * ''Pipa aspera'' Müller, 1924 – Albina Suriname toad * ''Pipa carvalhoi'' (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1937) – Carvalho's Suriname toad * ''Pipa myersi'' Trueb, 1984 – Myers' Suriname toad * ''Pipa parva'' Ruthven and Gaige, 1923 – Sabana Suriname toad * ''Pipa pipa'' (Linnaeus, 1758) – common Suriname toad * ''Pipa snethlageae'' Müller, 1914 – Utinga Suriname toad In addition, ''Pipa verrucosa'' Wiegmann, 1832 is included here ''incertae sedis''.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pipa (genus)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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