Allobates fuscellus

Allobates fuscellus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Aromobatidae
Genus:	Allobates
Species:	A. fuscellus
Binomial name
Allobates fuscellus (Morales, 2002)
Synonyms
Colostethus fuscellusMorales, 2002

Allobates fuscellus is a species of frog in the family Aromobatidae. It is found in the Amazon Basin in western Brazil and possibly also Peru. ^{[2] [3] [1]}

Habitat

Its natural habitats are tropical lowland primary and secondary rainforest. This frog has been observed between 65 and 250 meters above sea level. ^[1]

Reproduction

The female frog lays eggs on land. After they hatch, the adult frogs carry the tadpoles to streams, where they develop further. ^[1]

Threats

The IUCN classifies this frog as least concern of extinction while noting that clear-cut logging may pose some threat in some parts of its range. ^[1]

Original description

• Morales, V.R. (2000). "Sistematica y Biogeografia del Grupotrilineatus (Amphibia, Anura, Dendrobatidae,Colostethus), con Descripcion de Once Nuevas Especies". Publicaciones de la Asociacion Amigos de Donana: 1–59.

References

1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2023). "Allobates fuscellus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2023 e.T55088A89199145. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T55088A89199145.en . Retrieved January 11, 2025.
2. Frost, Darrel R. "Allobates fuscellus (Morales, 2002)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
3. "Allobates fuscellus". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved January 11, 2025.