Anomaloglossus baeobatrachus

Last updated

Anomaloglossus baeobatrachus
Anomaloglossus baeobatrachus (10.5852-ejt.2022.836.1919) Figure 1 (cropped).png
Amapá, Brazil
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
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]

Related Research Articles

<i>Anomaloglossus breweri</i> Species of amphibian

Anomaloglossus breweri is a species of frogs in the family Aromobatidae. It is only known from its type locality, Aprada-tepui in the Bolívar state of southeastern Venezuela. This species was discovered by scientists exploring the inaccessible and remote region of Aprada-tepui. It is a fast-moving frog that lives along creeks and in quiet pools along small streams along the slopes near the cave. The frog is named for Charles Brewer-Carías who collected the type series.

<i>Ectopoglossus atopoglossus</i> Species of frog

Ectopoglossus atopoglossus is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae. It is endemic to Colombia and only known from its type locality in the Cordillera Occidental, on the border between the departments of Valle del Cauca and Chocó.

Anomaloglossus ayarzaguenai is a species of frog in the family Aromobatidae. It is endemic to Venezuela where it is known from Cerro Jaua in Bolívar state. It is common on the top of this tepui where it is found on the margins of streams and in the surrounding forest.

<i>Anomaloglossus degranvillei</i> Species of frog

Anomaloglossus degranvillei is a species of frog in the family Aromobatidae. It is known from French Guiana but is likely to occur also in Suriname and Brazil, and possibly in Guyana. It is named in honour of Jean-Jacques de Granville, a botanist from French Guiana.

Anomaloglossus guanayensis is a species of frog in the family Aromobatidae. It is endemic to Venezuela where it is only known from the Serranía de Guanay in the Bolívar state of southeastern Venezuela. It is a common frog and is thought to have wider distribution. Its natural habitat is tropical rainforest and it is known to occur in Monumentos naturales formaciones de Tepuyes. Males were found calling from shaded spots along a rocky stream.

<i>Ectopoglossus lacrimosus</i> Species of frog

Ectopoglossus lacrimosus is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae. It is endemic to western Colombia where it is known from the drainage of Atrato River, San Juan River, and Guanguí River. It is a very rare frog found along streams in lowland and foothill forests and may be declining from threats such as deforestation for agriculture, logging, human settlement and pollution from spraying of illegal crops. The only conservation measure known is that it occurs in Parque Nacional Natural Farallones de Cali.

Anomaloglossus murisipanensis is a species of frog in the family Aromobatidae. It is endemic to Venezuela where it is known from its type locality, the Murisipán-tepui in the Bolívar state. It is known from only one specimen collected under a rock in tropical montane forest.

Anomaloglossus parimae is a species of frog in the family Aromobatidae. It is endemic to Venezuela where it is only known from its type locality, Pista Constitución in the Parima Mountains in the Amazonas state; it is expected to be found in nearby Brazil too. Its natural habitat is tropical rainforest. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by gold mining.

<i>Anomaloglossus parkerae</i> Species of frog

Anomaloglossus parkerae is a species of frog in the family Aromobatidae. As currently known, it is endemic to Venezuela and is only known from near its type locality in the La Escalera, the Bolívar state, Venezuela, near the Guyanese border. However, its range is expected to extend southward to the Gran Sabana as well as into the adjacent Guyana. The specific name parkerae honors Dr. Nancy Parker, undergraduate adviser of one of the scientists who described the species.

<i>Anomaloglossus praderioi</i> Species of frog

Anomaloglossus praderioi is a species of frog in the family Aromobatidae. It is found in the Pantepui region of southeastern Venezuela and western Guyana. More specifically, this frog is known from Mount Roraima, Sierra de Lema in Venezuela, and Maringma-tepui in Guyana. Its actual range is probably wider and might reach into northern Brazil.

<i>Anomaloglossus roraima</i> Species of frog

Anomaloglossus roraima is a species of frog in the family Aromobatidae. It is found on the tepui of southeastern Venezuela and western Guyana; it is expected to be found in the nearby Brazil. Its type locality is Mount Roraima. It mainly inhabits large bromeliads in tepui scrub and high-tepui meadows at elevations between 1,860–2,700 m (6,100–8,860 ft) asl. The population status is thought to be rare and threatened by disturbance by tourists. The species occurs in Canaima National Park.

Anomaloglossus shrevei is a species of frog in the family Aromobatidae. It is endemic to Venezuela where it is only known from the Cerro Marahuaca and Cerro Duida, two adjacent tepuis. These frogs live near streams in tropical rainforest. It is not a common species but the population may be presently stable and is protected by Parque Nacional Duida-Marahuaca.

<i>Anomaloglossus stepheni</i> Species of frog

Anomaloglossus stepheni is a species of frog in the family Aromobatidae. It is found in French Guiana and adjacent Suriname and Brazil.

Anomaloglossus tamacuarensis is a species of frog in the family Aromobatidae. It is found in the Sierra Tapirapecó in the Amazonas state of Venezuela as well as in the adjacent Amazonas state of Brazil.

<i>Anomaloglossus tepuyensis</i> Species of frog

Anomaloglossus tepuyensis is a species of frog in the family Aromobatidae. It is found in southeastern Venezuela and western Guyana.

<i>Anomaloglossus triunfo</i> Species of frog

Anomaloglossus triunfo is a species of frog in the family Aromobatidae. It is endemic to Venezuela and is only known from the summit and slopes of Cerro Santa Rosa, on the northwestern slopes of Sierra de Lema, Bolívar state. It might be synonym of Anomaloglossus parkerae. The specific name triunfo is the name of the camp site that was used as the base for herpetological surveys by one of the scientists who described the species.

<i>Anomaloglossus wothuja</i> Species of frog

Anomaloglossus wothuja is a species of frog in the family Aromobatidae. It is endemic to Venezuela and is only known from its type locality, the base of Cerro Sipapo, in the Amazonas state. It appears to be endemic to the Cerro Cuao massif but might occur more widely in similar granitic areas.

<i>Anomaloglossus rufulus</i> Species of amphibian

Anomaloglossus rufulus is a species of frog in the family Aromobatidae. It is endemic to Venezuela where it is known from a few tepuis in the Chimantá Massif in the Bolívar state.

<i>Anomaloglossus</i> Genus of amphibians

Anomaloglossus is a genus of frogs in the family Aromobatidae. The genus is endemic to the Guiana Shield in northern South America. It used to be placed in the family Dendrobatidae, and is still placed in that family by some sources. The name of the genus, from the Greek anomalos and glossa (=tongue), refers to the unusual tongue bearing the median lingual process, the only unambiguous phenotypic synapomorphy of this genus.

Cerro Jaua is a tepui in Bolivar State, Venezuela. The mountain has a height of 2395 meters, It was included in Jaua-Sarisariñama National Park which has been subsumed within Caura National Park.

References

  1. 1 2 Robert Reynolds, Marinus Hoogmoed, Ross MacCulloch, Philippe Gaucher (2004). "Anomaloglossus baeobatrachus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2004: e.T55051A11246053. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55051A11246053.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  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.