Cyclorana platycephala

Portuguese translation: cyclorana platycephala (A rã que armazena água)

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English term or phrase:Cyclorana platycephala
Portuguese translation:cyclorana platycephala (A rã que armazena água)

01:58 Jan 31, 2014
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English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Environment & Ecology
English term or phrase: Cyclorana platycephala
Não encontrei o nome popular em PTBR desta rã.
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Nadja B Batdorf
United States
Local time: 13:37
cyclorana platycephala (A rã que armazena água)
Explanation:
A rã que armazena água.
As it is Australian, there is no common name in Pt/Br but note. Sapo=Toad and Rá=Frog
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Nick Taylor
Local time: 21:37
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4 +4cyclorana platycephala (A rã que armazena água)
Nick Taylor
5Litoria platycephala
Tatiana Elizabeth
4sapo retentor de água
Marlene Curtis
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Paulinho Fonseca

  

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cyclorana platycephala
sapo retentor de água


Explanation:
O nome comum em inglês é "water-holding frog". Encontrei uma ref. em espanhol com sendo o "Sapo contenedor de agua". Sugiro "sapo retentor de água".

http://frogs.org.au/frogs/species/Cyclorana/platycephala/

water-holding frog

Natura Curiosa: El increíble Sapo contenedor de agua
naturacuriosa.blogspot.com/.../el-increible-sapo-conte...‎
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Mar 17, 2009 - No por nada le dicen Water Holding Frog o Sapo contenedor de agua. ... Este sapo es único, no hay otro animal en el mundo igual. Suelen

http://naturacuriosa.blogspot.com/2009/03/el-increible-sapo-...

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 16:37
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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cyclorana platycephala
Litoria platycephala


Explanation:
Sugestão.

Não tem um nome específico para o PT, diz-se em inglês ou o nome científico: cyclorana platycephala.


    Reference: http://naturlink.sapo.pt/NaturSAPO/Artigos/content/Anfibios-...
Tatiana Elizabeth
Brazil
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cyclorana platycephala
cyclorana platycephala (A rã que armazena água)


Explanation:
A rã que armazena água.
As it is Australian, there is no common name in Pt/Br but note. Sapo=Toad and Rá=Frog

Nick Taylor
Local time: 21:37
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24
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Obrigada!!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Carla M. C. Renard: http://www.uel.br/laboratorios/lefa/aulas/Aula_5_osmorregula...
2 hrs
  -> thanks carla

agree  oxygen4u
2 hrs
  -> thanks oxy

agree  Claudio Mazotti
3 hrs
  -> thanks Claudio

agree  T o b i a s: Cyclorana platycephala http://tinyurl.com/not-a-toad
4 hrs
  -> thanks Tobias
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Reference

Reference information:
Oi Fernanda,
veja o link sobre outro nome.

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Cyclorana platycephala


    Reference: http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/Litoria_platy...
Paulinho Fonseca
Brazil
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8
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