anitáaki makwaati ‘huangana sapo’ or Rocket Treefrog, a species of tan treefrog [...]

Part of Speech	noun
Literal Meaning	white-lipped peccary anuran
Root	anitáaki makwaati

• • ‘huangana sapo’ or Rocket Treefrog, a species of tan treefrog whose females reach some 10cm and males some 7cm. Its call is a loud quack, perceived by Iquitos to be similar to the grunts of ‘anitáaki’ (White-Lipped Peccary). This species is known for gathering in large groups in pools by the edges of bodies of water to breed and lay eggs

  Scientific Name

  Hyla lanciformis

Related entries

• Subentry:
  • anitáaki ‘huangana’, the larger of the two peccary species, superficially similar to a wild pig. The <anitáaki> was traditionally a very important game animal
  • makwaati general term for anurans, i.e., toads and frogs