Biology:Synapturanus ajuricaba
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Short description: Species of microhylid frog
| Synapturanus ajuricaba | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Microhylidae |
| Genus: | Synapturanus |
| Species: | S. ajuricaba
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| Binomial name | |
| Synapturanus ajuricaba | |
Synapturanus ajuricaba is a species of microhylid frog. It is endemic to the state of Para in Brazil .[1][2]
Taxonomy
Synapturanus ajuricaba was described in 2021 by a team of researchers, including Raffael Ernst, a German herpetologist.[1][2][3]
Description
Synapturanus ajuricaba has a snout-vent length of 29.3–37.3 mm. This makes it larger than S. rabus and S. salseri.[1]
The species is found in the northern parts of the Brazilian states of Amazonas and Pará.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Fouquet, Antoine; Leblanc, Killian; Fabre, Anne-Claire; Rodrigues, Miguel T.; Menin, Marcelo; Courtois, Elodie A.; Dewynter, Maël; Hölting, Monique et al. (1 July 2021). "Comparative osteology of the fossorial frogs of the genus Synapturanus (Anura, Microhylidae) with the description of three new species from the Eastern Guiana Shield". Zoologischer Anzeiger 293: 46–73. doi:10.1016/j.jcz.2021.05.003. https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-03410763/file/paginatio_JCZ_25808.pdf.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Frost, Darrel R. (2022). "Synapturanus ajuricaba Fouquet, Leblanc, Fabre, Rodrigues, Menin, Courtois, Dewynter, Hölting, Ernst, Peloso, and Kok, 2021". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001. https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/Amphibia/Anura/Microhylidae/Otophryninae/Synapturanus/Synapturanus-ajuricaba.
- ↑ Magazine, Smithsonian; Kindy, David. "How the Newly Discovered, Mud-Loving 'Zombie' Frog Got Its Name" (in en). https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/how-newly-discovered-mud-loving-zombie-frog-gets-its-name-180978176/.
Wikidata ☰ Q112183406 entry
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