Rupirana
Sign in to saveRupirana is a genus of frogs in the family Leptodactylidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the singles species Rupirana cardosoi. The specific name cardosoi honors Adão José Cardoso, a Brazilian herpetologist. It is endemic to northern Espinhaço Mountains, Bahia, Brazil.
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Vinony's link graph records 5 inbound references to Rupirana, and connects out to Leptodactylidae, Animalia and tourism.
It is catalogued under topics including Amphibians described in 1999, Endemic frogs of Brazil and IUCN Red List vulnerable species.
Vinony links it to 4 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Instance of
- monotypic taxon
- Parent taxon
- Cycloramphidae
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- taxon name
- Rupirana
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- Category:Rupirana
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Rupirana is a genus of frogs in the family Leptodactylidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the singles species Rupirana cardosoi. The specific name cardosoi honors Adão José Cardoso, a Brazilian herpetologist. It is endemic to northern Espinhaço Mountains, Bahia, Brazil.
==Etymology== Scientists named this frog cardosoi for Adão José Cardoso, a Brazilian herpetologist.
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