Synapturanus danta is a species of frog from the family Microhylidae that was described in 2022. It has an enlarged nose like that of a tapir, giving it the common name tapir frog.

2022年2月25日 · Researchers found the new species during a 2019 expedition to learn more about the basin’s mysterious amphibian residents. The frog’s most distinctive feature is a long, protruding snout resembling...

2022年2月21日 · The people of Peru’s Comunidad Nativa Tres Esquinas have long known about a tiny, burrowing frog with a long snout; one local name for it is rana danta, “tapir frog” for its resemblance to the large-nosed Amazonian mammal. But until now, this frog has remained elusive to biologists.

2022年2月22日 · The people of Peru's Comunidad Nativa Tres Esquinas have long known about a tiny, burrowing frog with a long snout; one local name for it is rana danta, "tapir frog" for its resemblance to the...

2022年2月26日 · A bizarre new species of frog (Synapturanus danta) with a nose similar to a tapir’s has recently been discovered in the Amazon rainforest in Loreto, Peru. Its body shape and general appearance seem to be perfectly adapted for …

2022年2月22日 · The people of Peru’s Comunidad Nativa Tres Esquinas have long known about a tiny, burrowing frog with a long snout; one local name for it is rana danta, “tapir frog” for its resemblance to the large-nosed Amazonian mammal. But until now, this frog has remained elusive to biologists.

2022年2月28日 · Researchers dug up a new-to-science species of burrowing frog in the Peruvian Amazon that resembles chocolate. The frog has been nicknamed the tapir frog for its distinctive-looking snout. Herpetologists used the frog’s call to locate and dig up three individual frogs.

2022年3月3日 · Identified by biologists in the Amazon, it has a pointy tapir-like nose and is less than an inch (1-2 cm) in size. Researchers have called the dark brown new species Synapturanus...

2022年2月16日 · Meet one of the Amazon's most recently discovered frog -- the tapir frog (photograph above by Germán Chávez)! So named for the shape of its snout, which is similar to the snout of a tapir (see inset photo left).

2022年2月25日 · A bizarre new species of frog with a 'tapir-like' nose for burrowing underground has been discovered in the Amazon rainforest thanks to its 'beeping' calls.