Synapturanus ajuricaba explained

Synapturanus ajuricaba is a species of microhylid frog. It is endemic to the state of Para in Brazil.

Taxonomy

Synapturanus ajuricaba was described in 2021 by a team of researchers, including Raffael Ernst, a German herpetologist.^[1]

Description

Synapturanus ajuricaba has a snout-vent length of 29.3–37.3 mm. This makes it larger than S. rabus and S. salseri.^[2]

The species is found in the northern parts of the Brazilian states of Amazonas and Pará.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Magazine . Smithsonian . Kindy . David . How the Newly Discovered, Mud-Loving 'Zombie' Frog Got Its Name . Smithsonian Magazine . 31 May 2022 . en.
2. Fouquet . Antoine . Leblanc . Killian . Fabre . Anne-Claire . Rodrigues . Miguel T. . Menin . Marcelo . Courtois . Elodie A. . Dewynter . Maël . Hölting . Monique . Ernst . Raffael . Peloso . Pedro . Kok . Philippe J. R. . 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 . 1 July 2021 . 293 . 46–73 . 10.1016/j.jcz.2021.05.003. 236599893 .