common suriname toad
star-fingered toad
pipa pipa latin

Surinam toads, also called star-fingered toads, are members of the frog genus Pipa, within the family Pipidae.

The Surinam toad or star-fingered toad (Spanish: aparo, rana comun de celdillas, rana tablacha, sapo chinelo, sapo chola, or sapo de celdas) (Pipa pipa) is a species of frog in the Pipidae family.

This article is about the Common Surinam Toad, Pipa pipa.

The aquatic Surinam toad (Pipa pipa) raises its young in pores on its back where they remain until metamorphosis.

May I introduce myself - I am called Pipa Pipa, but you may call me Pipa if that pleases you."

The strangest of all Trinidad's frogs is the highly aquatic Suriname Toad or Pipa Toad (Pipa pipa), the tadpoles of which develop in the skin tissue of the mother's back, before bursting out and emerging as miniature replicas of the adult frogs.