Anomaloglossus praderioi

Anomaloglossus praderioi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Aromobatidae
Genus: Anomaloglossus
Species: A. praderioi
Binomial name
Anomaloglossus praderioi
(La Marca, 1997)
Synonyms

Colostethus praderioi La Marca, 1997

Anomaloglossus praderioi is a species of frog in the Aromobatidae family. It is found in the Pantepui region of southeastern Venezuela and western Guyana.[2] More specifically, this frog is known from Mount Roraima (its type locality; Venezuela/Guyana), Sierra de Lema in Venezuela, and Maringma-tepui in Guyana.[3]

Habitat

Its natural habitats are montane medium-canopy forests at elevations between 1,310–1,950 m (4,300–6,400 ft) asl.[3]

Description

Anomaloglossus praderioi are relatively small frogs, though medium-sized among Anomaloglossus: males measure 20–22 mm (0.79–0.87 in) in snout–vent length and a single female 23 mm (0.91 in). It has a robust body with shagreened to finely granular (more granular posteriorly) skin in the dorsum. Tadpoles are up to 27 mm (1.1 in) in length and dark brown to black in colour; they are of benthic feeder ecomorphological type.[3]

The male advertisement call consists of long trains of a single note repeated at a rate of 61-76 notes/min.[3]

References

  1. La Marca, E. & Señaris, C. (2004). "Anomaloglossus praderioi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Anomaloglossus praderioi (La Marca, 1997)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Kok, P. J. R. (2010). "A redescription of Anomaloglossus praderioi (La Marca, 1998) (Anura: Aromobatidae: Anomaloglossinae), with description of its tadpole and call". Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia (São Paulo). 50: 51–68.


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