PIPIDS OF THE WORLD: Species Information

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Pipa carvalhoi (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1937)

Etymology

carvalhoi: in honor of Antenor Leitão de Carvalho (1910-1985)

Type material and localities

Syntypes: [Museo Nacional Rio de Janeiro] MN 533 (Lectotype? "tipo" in Miranda-Ribeiro, 1955). Syntype Localities: "Serra do Cachoeira, perto de Casinhas (a 580 ms. sobre o nivel do mar), no E. de Pernambuco, nos brejos do Riacho do Cavallo e no proprio riacho"; "Poção, 1.000 ms. de altit."; "Rio Branco (665 ms.) e Capueira (840 ms.), Garanhuns, E. de Pernambuco".

Distribution

Country records from Brasil. Limits are: NORTH: Brasil: Areia (06°58'S, 35°42'W) — SOUTH: Brasil: Vitória (20°19'S, 40°21'W) — WEST: Brasil: Araçuaí (16°52'S, 42°04'W) — EAST: Brasil: Casinhas (07°46'S, 35°40'W).

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