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Aromobates serranus

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

Colostethus serranus Péfaur, 1985
Nephelobates serranus (Péfaur, 1985)

Aromobates serranus (common name: Pefaur's rocket frog) is a species of frog in the family Aromobatidae. It is endemic to Venezuela where it is only known from its type locality in the Libertador Municipality, Mérida.[2] Its natural habitats are mountain streams in cloud forest. 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 serranus is threatened by habitat loss and by predation on tadpoles by invasive trout.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Aromobates serranus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T55260A89760042. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T55260A89760042.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Aromobates serranus (Péfaur, 1985)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 16 August 2014.