Anomaloglossus baeobatrachus

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Anomaloglossus baeobatrachus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Aromobatidae
Genus: Anomaloglossus
Species:
A. baeobatrachus
Binomial name
Anomaloglossus baeobatrachus
(Boistel & de Massary, 1999)
Synonyms

Colostethus baeobatrachusBoistel & de Massary, 1999

Anomaloglossus baeobatrachus is a species of frog in the family Aromobatidae. It is found in northern Brazil south to Manaus, French Guiana, and Suriname; it is expected to occur eastern Guyana. [2] It inhabits forest leaf-litter. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Reynolds, R.; Hoogmoed, M.; MacCulloch, R.; Gaucher, P. (2004). "Anomaloglossus baeobatrachus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2004: e.T55051A11246053. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55051A11246053.en . Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Anomaloglossus baeobatrachus (Boistel and Massary, 1999)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 12 June 2014.