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| Leptodactylus syphax |
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Leptodactylus syphax
Bokermann 1969
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Proposed English Name:
Burgundy thin-toed frog.
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Proposed Portuguese Name:
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Proposed Spanish Name:
Rana burgundy de dedos delgados.
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Other Published Names: Caçote (Freitas & Silva, 2004); Mato Grosso white-lipped frog (Frank & Ramus, 1995); rã (Brandão & Péres Júnior, 2001); rã-das-pedras (Brandão et al. 2006); whistling foam frog (Eterovick & Sazima, 2004).
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| Comment: Bokermann did not comment on the derivation of the scientific name. The Greek syphax, sweet new wine, refers to the color in life of the groin, belly, and ventral surfaces of the thighs and shanks of the type specimens. |
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| Photographer: © Danté Fenolio |
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| Photographer: © Danté Fenolio |
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| Photographer: © Danté Fenolio |
Brasil; Mato Grosso; near Alto Araguaia |
| Photographer: © Janalee P. Caldwell |
| Field Numbers: JPC 7593 |
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