Biology:Anomaloglossus megacephalus
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Short description: Species of frog
| Anomaloglossus megacephalus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Aromobatidae |
| Genus: | Anomaloglossus |
| Species: | A. megacephalus
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| Binomial name | |
| Anomaloglossus megacephalus Kok, MacCulloch, Lathrop, Willaert, and Bossuyt, 2010
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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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Aromobates megacephalus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T77320150A120297321.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/77320150/120297321. Retrieved April 19, 2025.{{cite iucn}}: error: malformed |id= identifier (help)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Frost, Darrel R.. "Anomaloglossus megacephalus Kok, MacCulloch, Lathrop, Willaert, and Bossuyt, 2010". American Museum of Natural History, New York. https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/Amphibia/Anura/Dendrobatoidea/Aromobatidae/Anomaloglossinae/Anomaloglossus/Anomaloglossus-megacephalus.
- ↑ "Anomaloglossus megacephalus Kok, MacCulloch, Lathrop, Willaert, and Bossuyt, 2010". University of California, Berkeley. https://amphibiaweb.org/species/9774.
- ↑ 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. https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.2660.1.2. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
Wikidata ☰ Q2852262 entry
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