Anomaloglossus ayarzaguenai
Anomaloglossus ayarzaguenai | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Aromobatidae |
Genus: | Anomaloglossus |
Species: | A. ayarzaguenai
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Binomial name | |
Anomaloglossus ayarzaguenai (La Marca, 1996)
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Synonyms | |
Colostethus ayarzaguenai La Marca, 1996 |
Anomaloglossus ayarzaguenai (in Spanish: sapito ninera de Ayarzaguena) is a species of frog in the family Aromobatidae. It is endemic to Venezuela where it is known from Cerro Jaua in Bolívar state.[2] It is common on the top of this tepui where it is found on the margins of streams and in the surrounding forest.
The only known population's home is in a protected area;[1] formerly in Jaua-Sarisariñama National Park the habitat in question and the rest of Jaua-Sarisariñama was included within a new national park Caura National Park in 2017.
References[]
- ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Anomaloglossus ayarzaguenai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T55050A109532389. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T55050A109532389.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Anomaloglossus ayarzaguenai (La Marca, 1997)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List vulnerable species
- Anomaloglossus
- Amphibians of Venezuela
- Endemic fauna of Venezuela
- Amphibians described in 1996
- Taxa named by Enrique La Marca
- Aromobatidae stubs