''Synapturanus ajuricaba'' is a species of

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frog. It is

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to the state of

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Taxonomy

''Synapturanus ajuricaba'' was described in 2021 by a team of researchers, including Raffael Ernst, a German herpetologist.

Description

''Synapturanus ajuricaba'' has a snout-vent length of 29.3–37.3 mm. This makes it larger than '' S. rabus'' and '' S. salseri''. The species is found in the northern parts of the Brazilian states of Amazonas and

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References

ajuricaba Endemic frogs of Brazil Amphibians described in 2021 Taxa named by Antoine Fouquet Taxa named by Philippe J.R. Kok {{Microhylidae-stub