Allobates talamancae

Allobates talamancae
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Aromobatidae
Genus:	Allobates
Species:	A. talamancae
Binomial name
Allobates talamancae (Cope, 1875)
Synonyms [2]
Dendrobates talamancaeCope, 1875 "1876" Colostethus talamancae(Cope, 1875)

Allobates talamancae (common names: Talamanca rocket frog, ^[2] striped rocket frog, ^{[3] [4]} Talamanca striped rocket frog ^[5] ) is a species of frog in the family Aromobatidae. It is found in northwestern Ecuador, western Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica, and southern Nicaragua. ^[2]

Description

Allobates talamancae is a small, non-toxic frog, with males measuring 17–24 mm (0.67–0.94 in) in snout–vent length and females 16–25 mm (0.63–0.98 in). ^{[5] [4]} The dorsum is smooth and dark brown in color. The flanks are black, bordered by tan or bronze line above and a white line below. The ventrum is white. The fingers and toes are unwebbed. ^[4]

Reproduction

Allobates talamancae lay the eggs in the leaf-litter, and both parents carry the tadpoles to streams where they complete their development in small, water-filled depressions. ^[1]

Habitat, ecology, and conservation

Allobates talamancae is found in a variety of habitats in very humid lowland and premontane habitats (secondary growth and plantations, swampy areas in primary forest, but not in open areas), usually close to streams. ^[1] It can be found up to 800 m (2,600 ft) (970 m (3,180 ft) in Colombia ^[6] ) above sea level. Its diet consists of small arthropods. Adult frogs are found to aggregate, forming small groups, likely as an anti-predator adaptation. ^[5]

While it is a common species, its conservation is threatened by habitat loss, introduction of alien predatory fish, and pollution. ^[1]

References

1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Allobates talamancae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T55155A54344021. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T55155A54344021.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
2. Frost, Darrel R. (2023). "Allobates talamancae (Cope, 1875)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.2. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001 . Retrieved 21 September 2023.
3. Peera Chantasirivisal (November 1, 2005). Kellie Whittaker (ed.). "Allobates talamancae (Cope, 1875)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
4. "Allobates talamancae Cope, 1875". Amphibians of Panama. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. Archived from the original on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
5. Hopkins, G. & Lahanas, P. (2011). "Aggregation behaviour in a neotropical dendrobatid frog (Allobates talamancae) in western Panama". Behaviour. 148 (3): 359–372. doi:10.1163/000579511X559607.
6. Acosta Galvis, A. R. (2023). "Allobates talamancae (Cope, 1875)". Lista de los Anfibios de Colombia V13.2023. www.batrachia.com. Retrieved 21 September 2023.