Skunk Frog
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| Skunk frog | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Suborder: | Neobatrachia |
| Superfamily: | Dendrobatoidea |
| Family: | Aromobatidae |
| Genus: | Aromobates Myers, Paolillo O., and Daly, 1991 |
| Species: | A. nocturnus |
| Binomial name | |
| Aromobates nocturnus Myers, Paolillo O., and Daly, 1991 | |
The skunk frog (Aromobates nocturnus), is a species of critically endangered[1] frog native to Trujillo State in Venezuela. It is an extremely rare frog, and no sightings have been recorded since the original description in the early 1990s.[2]
Description
Unlike the related poison dart frogs, this species is fully aquatic and much larger--62 millimetres (2.4 in) in length.[3]
Etymology
The family and generic names derive from the Latin aroma, meaning "sweet odor".[4] The odor of the animal is reminiscent of a skunk.[3]
References
- ↑ Skunk Frog
- ↑ "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Aromobates nocturnus". Retrieved 2006-07-21.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 F. Harvey Pough ... (2004). Herpetology. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/Prentice Hall. p. 92. ISBN 0-13-100849-8.
- ↑ http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=aroma
- "Amphibian Species of the World - Aromobates Myers, Paolillo O., and Daly, 1991". Retrieved 2006-07-21.
- Grant, Taran; Frost, Darrel R.; Caldwell, Janalee P.; Gagliardo, Ron; Haddad, Celio F.B.; Kok, Philippe J.R.; Means, D. Bruce; Noonan, Brice P.; Schargel, Walter E. & Wheeler, Ward (2006): Phylogenetic systematics of dart-poison frogs and their relatives (Amphibia, Athesphatanura, Dendrobatidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 299: 1-262. PDF fulltext
External links
Data related to Aromobatidae at Wikispecies
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