Pipa carvalhoi (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1937)
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.
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Open encyclopedia reference
Carvalho's Surinam toad (Pipa carvalhoi) is a species of frog in the family Pipidae endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, freshwater marshes, ponds, and aquaculture ponds. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Wikipedia contributors, Carvalho's Surinam 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 carvalhoi (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1937)
- Name authority
- (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1937)
- 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 carvalhoi (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1937)
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 myersi Trueb, 1984 | PipidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pipa pipa (Linnaeus, 1758) | PipidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pipa arrabali Izecksohn, 1976 | PipidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pipa snethlageae Müller, 1914 | PipidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Protopipa carvalhoi Miranda-Ribeiro, 1937 Miranda-Ribeiro, 1937 | synonym |
| Hemipipa carvalhoi (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1937) (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1937) | synonym |
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=207435 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.
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:4J2Z9. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.