tapir frog

English

Etymology

Possibly a calque of Spanish rana danta, named after the enlarged nose of this frog, resembling a tapir's.

Noun

tapir frog (plural tapir frogs)

  1. A species of microhylid frog, Synapturanus danta, having a brown colour, sometimes with yellow or orange spots

References

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