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Leptodactylus tapiti
Sazima & Bokermann 1978
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Proposed English Name:
Tapiti frog.
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Proposed Portuguese Name:
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Proposed Spanish Name:
Rana de tapiti.
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Other Published Names: Goias white-lipped frog (Frank & Ramus, 1995)
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| Comment: Sazima and Bokermann did not indicate what the name tapiti meant when they described the species. Ivan Sazima (e-mail message of 17 February 2004 to WRH) indicates that tapiti is the indigenous name for the Brasilian rabbit, Sylvilagus brasiliensis. The name was given in allusion to the frog digging its "nest" in the ground, like rabbits do, as is also true for L. cunicularius. |
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