Pipa americana; Print; The common Suriname toad or star-fingered toad (Pipa pipa) is a species of frog in the family Pipidae found in Bolivia; Brazil; Colombia; Ecuador; French Guiana; Guyana; Peru; Suriname; Trinidad and Tobago; and Venezuela. In Spanish it is called aparo; rana comun de celdillas; rana tablacha; sapo chinelo; sapo chola; or sapo de celdas. In Portuguese; it is known as sapo pipa due to its shape; as "pipa" means kite. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests; subtropical or tropical swamps; swamps; freshwater marshes; and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.; 1700-1880