Allobates insperatus

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Allobates insperatus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Aromobatidae
Genus: Allobates
Species:
A. insperatus
Binomial name
Allobates insperatus
(Morales, 2000)
Synonyms

Colostethus insperatusMorales, 2000

Allobates insperatus is a species of frog in the family Aromobatidae. It is endemic to Amazonian slopes of eastern Ecuador; its range, however, extends to near the Colombian border and it may occur in that country too. [2] It inhabits leaf-litter in forest. It breeds in bracts of palms on the ground and other small, ephemeral pools. Its habitat is threatened by agriculture, logging, and oil exploration. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Almendáriz, A.; Cisneros-Heredia, D.; Jungfer, K.-H.; Coloma, L.A.; Ron, S. (2004). "Allobates insperatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2004: e.T55097A11241577. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55097A11241577.en .
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Allobates insperatus (Morales, 2002)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 9 June 2014.