Pipa arrabali Izecksohn, 1976
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Arrabal's Suriname toad (Pipa arrabali) is a species of frog in the family Pipidae found in Brazil, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela, and possibly Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, ponds, and canals and ditches. It is threatened by habitat loss.
The embryo of P. arrabali lacks a jaw sheath and labial teeth, unlike most tadpoles.
Wikipedia contributors, Arrabal's Suriname toad; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T17:47:19.235040+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Pipa arrabali Izecksohn, 1976
- Name authority
- Izecksohn, 1976
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Pipidae
- Genus
- Pipa
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyPipidae Gray, 1825
- subfamilyPipinae Gray, 1825
- genusPipa Laurenti, 1768
- speciesPipa arrabali Izecksohn, 1976
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Pipa. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Pipa aspera Müller, 1924 | PipidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pipa carvalhoi (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1937) | PipidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pipa myersi Trueb, 1984 | PipidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pipa pipa (Linnaeus, 1758) | PipidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pipa snethlageae Müller, 1914 | PipidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=664863 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4J2Z6. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.