Rheobates
| Rheobates | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Rheobates palmatus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Aromobatidae |
| Subfamily: | Anomaloglossinae |
| Genus: | Rheobates Grant, Frost, Caldwell, Gagliardo, Haddad, Kok, Means, Noonan, Schargel, and Wheeler, 2006[1] |
| Type species | |
| Phyllobates palmatus Werner, 1899 | |
| Diversity | |
| 2 species (see text) | |
Rheobates is a small genus of frogs in the Aromobatidae family. It is endemic to Colombia.[2] These are cryptically coloured frogs with extensive toe webbing. The name Rheobates is derived from the Greek words rheo (stream, current) and bates (a walker), in reference to the riparian habitat of the type species Rheobates palmatus.[1] They are associated with streams in sub-Andean forests and foothills of the Andes at low to medium altitudes.[3]
Species
There are currently two species:[2][3]
- Rheobates palmatus (Werner, 1899)
- Rheobates pseudopalmatus (Rivero and Serna, 2000)
The validity of Rheobates pseudopalmatus has been questioned, whereas Rheobates palmatus may represent a species complex.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Grant, T., Frost, D. R., Caldwell, J. P., Gagliardo, R., Haddad, C. F. B., Kok, P. J. R., Means, D. B., Noonan, B. P., Schargel, W. E., and Wheeler, W. C. (2006). "Phylogenetic systematics of dart-poison frogs and their relatives (Amphibia: Athesphatanura: Dendrobatidae)" (PDF). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History (American Museum of Natural History) 299: 1–262. doi:10.1206/0003-0090(2006)299[1:PSODFA]2.0.CO;2.
- 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Rheobates Grant, Frost, Caldwell, Gagliardo, Haddad, Kok, Means, Noonan, Schargel, and Wheeler, 2006". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
- 1 2 Acosta-Galvis, A.R. (2014). "Rheobates". Lista de los Anfibios de Colombia V.03.2014. www.batrachia.com. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
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