Allobates amissibilis

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Allobates amissibilis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Aromobatidae
Genus: Allobates
Species:
A. amissibilis
Binomial name
Allobates amissibilis
Kok, Hölting, and Ernst, 2013

Allobates amissibilis is a species of frog in the family Aromobatidae. It is endemic to Guyana. [2] [3] [1] [4]

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Description

The adult frog measures 16.3 to 17.8 mm in snout-vent length. There is a wide stripe on each side of the body from the midbody to the groin. The adult male frog has a pink-gray throat with dark marks and the adult female frog has a cream or yellow throat. [4]

Habitat

This frog lives in lowland and premontane forests in the Iwokrama Mountains, where it has been observed between 160 and 950 meters above sea level. [2] The frog's known range is within a protected preserve. [1]

Reproduction

Scientists know little about A. amissibilis' reproductive pattern. Other frogs in Allobates lay their eggs on land. After the eggs hatch, the adult frogs carry the tadpoles to water. This has yet to be reported for A. amissibilis. [1]

Threats

The IUCN classifies this frog as vulnerable to extinction. There is some tourism in its range. Scientists do not consider it a threat at present but it could become so if it leads to too much habitat loss or to the introduction of diseases. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Allobates amissibilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018: e.T77186357A77186371. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T77186357A77186371.en . Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  2. 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. "Allobates amissibilis Kok, Hölting, and Ernst, 2013". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  3. "Allobates amissibilis Kok, Hölting, & Ernst, 2013". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  4. 1 2 Kok PJR; Hoelting M; Ernst R (2013). "A third microendemic to the Iwokrama Mountains of central Guyana: a new "cryptic" species of Allobates Zimmerman and Zimmerman, 1988 (Anura: Aromobatidae)". Org Divers Evol (preview). 13: 621-638.2. Retrieved January 26, 2025.