Aromobates leopardalis

Aromobates leopardalis
Scientific classification
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 Aromobatidae family. 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

  1. 1 2 3 La Marca, E. & García-Pérez, J.E. (2010). "Aromobates leopardalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  2. 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.
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