| Aromobates meridensis | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Aromobatidae |
| Genus: | Aromobates |
| Species: | A. meridensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Aromobates meridensis (Dole & Durant, 1972) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Colostethus meridensis Dole & Durant, 1972 | |
Aromobates meridensis (common name: Mérida rocket frog) is a species of frog in the family Aromobatidae. It is endemic to the Cordillera de Mérida near Chorotal, Venezuela.
Description
Aromobates meridensis measure 29–33 mm (1.1–1.3 in) in snout–vent length and have basal toe webbing. The male protects the eggs that are laid on land. After hatching, the male carries the tadpoles on his back to water where they develop further.
Habitat and conservation
The natural habitats of Aromobates meridensis are streams in cloud forest. This species is threatened by habitat loss. Also the invasive bullfrog Lithobates catesbeianus is a threat.
References
- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Aromobates meridensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T55257A89759541. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T55257A89759541.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Aromobates meridensis (Dole and Durant, 1972)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
- Vitt, Laurie J.; Caldwell, Janalee P. (2014). Herpetology: An Introductory Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles (4th ed.). Academic Press. p. 487.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Aromobates meridensis | |
| Colostethus meridensis | |
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