Biology:Anomaloglossus roraima

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Short description: Species of frog

Anomaloglossus roraima
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Aromobatidae
Genus: Anomaloglossus
Species:
A. roraima
Binomial name
Anomaloglossus roraima
Synonyms

Colostethus roraima La Marca, 1997

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.[2] The population status is thought to be rare and threatened by disturbance by tourists. The species occurs in Canaima National Park.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2021). "Anomaloglossus roraima". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T55142A109533428. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T55142A109533428.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/55142/109533428. Retrieved 16 November 2021. 
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Anomaloglossus roraima (La Marca, 1997)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Aromobatidae/Anomaloglossinae/Anomaloglossus/Anomaloglossus-roraima. Retrieved 6 July 2014. 

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