Anomaloglossus megacephalus

Anomaloglossus megacephalus
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Aromobatidae
Genus:	Anomaloglossus
Species:	A. megacephalus
Binomial name
Anomaloglossus megacephalus Kok, MacCulloch, Lathrop, Willaert, and Bossuyt, 2010

Anomaloglossus megacephalus is a species of frog in the family Aromobatidae. It is endemic to Guyana. ^{[2] [3] [1]}

Description

The adult female frog can reach 28.3 mm in snout-vent length. ^[4]

Habitat

This diurnal frog has been found near streams in low-canopy forests high on tepui flatlands. Scientists observed it between 1060 and 1490 meters above sea level. ^{[2] [1]}

Reproduction

Scientists have not observed oviposition. After the eggs hatch, the adult frogs carry the tadpoles to streams. ^{[1] [ citation needed ]}

Threats

The IUCN classifies this frog as data deficient. Its habitat is largely pristine and rarely visited by humans, but there is some gold mining in one area. ^[1]

References

1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Aromobates megacephalus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018 e.T77320150A120297321. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T77320150A120297321.en . Retrieved April 19, 2025.
2. Frost, Darrel R. "Anomaloglossus megacephalus Kok, MacCulloch, Lathrop, Willaert, and Bossuyt, 2010". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
3. "Anomaloglossus megacephalus Kok, MacCulloch, Lathrop, Willaert, and Bossuyt, 2010". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
4. Kok PJR; RD MacCulloch; A Lathrop; B Willaert; F Bossuyt (2010). "A new species of Anomaloglossus (Anura: Aromobatidae) from the Pakaraima Mountains of Guyana" . Zootaxa. 2660: 18–32. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2660.1.2 . Retrieved April 19, 2025.