Common name of Alphestes afer
 
Common name Sapê-pintado
Language Portuguese
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country Brazil
Locality Pernambuco
Ref. Ferreira, A.B.H., 1986
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core inanimate object
1st modifier color pattern(s)
2nd modifier
Remarks 'sapĂȘ-pintado', i.e., 'spotted-sape' ('sapĂȘ', probably from Tupi, i.e., illuminated or grass used as roofing material; 'pintado', from Portuguese, i.e., 'spotted').
 
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