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Allobates ranoides

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Species of frog

Allobates ranoides
Conservation status

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Aromobatidae
Genus: Allobates
Species: A. ranoides
Binomial name
Allobates ranoides
(Boulenger, 1918)
Synonyms

Dendrobates ranoides Boulenger, 1918
Colostethus ranoides (Boulenger, 1918)

The llanos rocket frog (Allobates ranoides) is a species of frog in the family Aromobatidae. It is endemic to Colombia.

Habitat

This diurnal, terrestrial frog lives in forests. It has been observed between 100 and 400 meters above sea level.

No official surveys have reported this frog in any protected areas. However, scientists suspect that it maylive in Reserva Forestal Protectora Nacional Cerro Vanguardia, Reserva Forestal Protectora Nacional Caño Vanguardia, or both.

Reproduction

The female frog lays her eggs on the leaf litter. After the eggs hatch, the adult frog carries the tadpoles to water.

Threats

The IUCN classifies this frog as critically endangered and estimates its current population in the wild as 0-49 mature individuals. Its principal threats are habitat loss associated with agriculture, livestock grazing, and human habitation. It experienced a precipitous population decline circa 2001, which is consistent with amphibian declines related to the fungal disease chytridiomycosis.

For a time, the American bullfrog was believed to be a threat to this frog, but this seems to have been an error. The American bullfrog was never present in Allobates ranoidea's habitat.

References

  1. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Llanos Rocket Frog: Allobates ranoides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T55141A175785182. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T55141A175785182.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. "Allobates brunneus (Boulenger, 1918)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  3. "Allobates ranoides (Boulenger, 1918)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
Taxon identifiers
Allobates ranoides
Dendrobates ranoides


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