Pipa aspera | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Pipidae |
Genus: | Pipa |
Species: | P. aspera
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Binomial name | |
Pipa aspera Müller, 1924
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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] The color of this species is a reddish-brown to a brownish-black, noticed on the dorsal part of its body.[2] The weights of females range between 5 and 12 grams, and males between 4 and 7 grams, noting that females are usually significantly larger.[2]