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title: "Suriname Toad"
description: "Pipa pipa — Anfibi. The common Surinam toad, the Suriname toad, or star-fingered toad (Pipa pipa), is a fully-aquatic species of frog, in the family Pipidae, with a widespread range across much of tropical South America and the island of Trinidad."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/suriname-toad
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Suriname Toad

> Pipa pipa — Anfibi. The common Surinam toad, the Suriname toad, or star-fingered toad (Pipa pipa), is a fully-aquatic species of frog, in the family Pipidae, with a widespread range across much of tropical South America and the island of Trinidad.

- Scientific name: *Pipa pipa*
- Category: `amphibians` (Anfibi)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Laghi e fiumi)
- iNaturalist observations: 376
- Wikidata: [Q220414](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q220414)
- iNaturalist taxon: [25462](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/25462)

## Names

- en: Suriname Toad
- de: Große Wabenkröte
- es: Aparo
- fr: Pipa américaine
- nl: Surinaamse pad
- pl: Grzbietoród amerykański

## Countries with the most observations

PE (77), GF (72), BR (47), BO (32), EC (30), SR (21), CO (17), TT (17), GY (7)

## Summary

The common Surinam toad, the Suriname toad, or star-fingered toad (Pipa pipa), is a fully-aquatic species of frog, in the family Pipidae, with a widespread range across much of tropical South America and the island of Trinidad. The females of this species are well-known for "incubating" their eggs on their backs, in honeycomb-like depressions directly within the skin, releasing fully-formed froglets after a period of 4–5 months. Pipa pipa is an ambush predator, lying in-wait underwater for prey to inevitably wander too close, swiftly inhaling the unsuspecting creature using suction feeding. Additionally, the Surinam…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Surinam_toad

## Photo

![Suriname Toad](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/suriname-toad/medium.jpg)

Photo: Whaldener Endo · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/121345433

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/suriname-toad?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).