Synapturanus zombie

Synapturanus zombie, the zombie frog, is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is classified in the genus Synapturanus.

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.

Related pages

• Hypsocormus
• Asterophrys
• Xenorhina
• Spelaeophryne

References

1. Frost, Darrel R. (2024). "Synapturanus zombie Fouquet, Leblanc, Fabre, Rodrigues, Menin, Courtois, Dewynter, Hölting, Ernst, Peloso, and Kok, 2021". Retrieved 24 January 2024.
2. Kindy, David. "How the Newly Discovered, Mud-Loving 'Zombie' Frog Got Its Name". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
3. 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.