Biology:Anomaloglossus ayarzaguenai

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Short description: Species of frog

Anomaloglossus ayarzaguenai
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Aromobatidae
Genus: Anomaloglossus
Species:
A. ayarzaguenai
Binomial name
Anomaloglossus ayarzaguenai
(La Marca, 1996)
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

  1. 1.0 1.1 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. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/55050/109532389. Retrieved 17 November 2021. 
  2. 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. http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Aromobatidae/Anomaloglossinae/Anomaloglossus/Anomaloglossus-ayarzaguenai. Retrieved 12 June 2014. 

Wikidata ☰ Q1343400 entry