Synapturanus zombie
Synapturanus zombie, the zombie frog, is a South American species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is classified in the genus Synapturanus.
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| Species: | S. zombie
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| Synapturanus zombie Fouquet, Leblanc, Fabre, Rodrigues, Menin, Courtois, Dewynter, Hölting, Ernst, Peloso, and Kok, 2021
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Description
Synapturanus zombie has an average snout–vent length of 39 mm in males. It has a pointed nose and a narrow mouth.
Where does it live?
Zombie frogs live in well-drained soil in forests in French Guiana. They are nocturnal and fossorial.
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References
- Frost, Darrel R. (2024). "Synapturanus zombie Fouquet, Leblanc, Fabre, Rodrigues, Menin, Courtois, Dewynter, Hölting, Ernst, Peloso, and Kok, 2021". Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- Kindy, David. "How the Newly Discovered, Mud-Loving 'Zombie' Frog Got Its Name". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- 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. (2021). "Comparative osteology of the fossorial frogs of the genus Synapturanus (Anura, Microhylidae) with the description of three new species from the Eastern Guiana Shield" (PDF). Zoologischer Anzeiger.