Aromobates duranti

Aromobates duranti
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Aromobatidae
Genus: Aromobates
Species: A. duranti
Binomial name
Aromobates duranti
(Péfaur, 1985)
Synonyms

Colostethus duranti Péfaur, 1985
Nephelobates duranti (Péfaur, 1985)

Aromobates duranti (common name: Durant's rocket frog) is a species of frog in the Aromobatidae family. It is endemic to Venezuela where it is known from near La Culata in the Cordillera de Mérida.[2] Its natural habitats are clear, fast-flowing streams in Andean cloud forests and sub-páramo shrubland. 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.[1]

Aromobates duranti is threatened by habitat loss caused by livestock farming. The tadpoles are predated by invasive trout.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 La Marca, E. & García-Pérez, J.E. (2004). "Aromobates duranti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Aromobates duranti (Péfaur, 1985)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
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