Pipa [1] ( lat. Pipa ) - a genus of tailless amphibians from the Pipa family.
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Surinamese pipa |
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No rank : | Bilateral symmetrical |
Squad: | Tailless Amphibians |
Subfamily : | Pipinae Gray, 1825 |
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Pipa Laurenti , 1768 |
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During breeding, eggs appear on the female’s back, and mother’s skin overgrows them from almost all sides, leaving only a transparent “window” through which young individuals are selected.
Representatives common in the tropics of South America .
As of November 2018, 7 species are included in the genus [2] :
- Pipa arrabali Izecksohn, 1976 - Brazilian Pipa
- Pipa aspera Müller, 1924 - Venezuelan pipa
- Pipa carvalhoi (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1937) - Pipa Carvalho
- Pipa myersi Trueb, 1984 - Pipa Swamp
- Pipa parva Ruthven & Gaige, 1923 - Dwarf pipa
- Pipa pipa (Linnaeus, 1758) - Surinamese pipa , or American pipa
- Pipa snethlageae Müller, 1914 - Small pipa