Aromobates leopardalis
Appearance
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Aromobates leopardalis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Aromobatidae |
Genus: | Aromobates |
Species: | A. leopardalis
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Binomial name | |
Aromobates leopardalis (Rivero, 1978)
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Synonyms | |
Colostethus leopardalis |
Aromobates leopardalis (common name: leopard rocket frog) is a species of frog in the family Aromobatidae. It is endemic to the Mérida of western Venezuela,[2] with one population within the Sierra Nevada National Park. Its natural habitats are páramo grassland and sub-páramo shrubland environments and cloud forest. It is usually found within grasses and frailejones (Espeletia spp.), usually along and within streams.[1]
This species has not been seen in at least a decade. Potential threats to it are introduced trout and possibly disease (chytridiomycosis); it shares its habitat with Atelopus mucubajiensis, another frog that has greatly declined.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Aromobates leopardalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T55104A89759273. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T55104A89759273.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Aromobates leopardalis (Rivero, 1978)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 17 August 2014.