Aromobates leopardalis | |
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Scientific classification
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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]
Aromobates leopardalis | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Aromobatidae |
Genus: | Aromobates |
Species: | A. leopardalis
|
Binomial name | |
Aromobates leopardalis (
Rivero, 1978)
| |
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]