Allobates tapajos
| Allobates tapajos | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Aromobatidae |
| Genus: | Allobates |
| Species: | A. tapajos
|
| Binomial name | |
| Allobates tapajos Lima, Simões, and Kaefer, 2014
| |
Allobates tapajos is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae. It is endemic to Brazil and suspected in French Guiana and Suriname.[2][3][1]
Description
[edit]The adult male frog averages 17.78 mm in snout-vent length and the adult female frog 19.50 mm. The skin of the dorsum is dark and patterned, with three convenx marks, triangle and diamond. Most individuals have a diffuse stripe down each side of the body.[4]
Habitat
[edit]This frog lives in forests near clearwater streams. Scientists observed the frog 132 meters above sea level.[1]
Scientists have recorded the frog's presence in several protected places, including Parque Nacional da Amazonia, Reserva Extrativista Tapajós-Arapiuns, and Floresta Nacional do Tapajós.[1]
Reproduction
[edit]The female frog lays eggs in a jelly nest that she puts on a rolled-up leaf. The rain falls onto the nest and dissolves the jelly to liquid. The tadpoles develop in the rainwater puddles.[1]
The tadpoles have detectable papillae on their anterior areas.[4]
Threats
[edit]The IUCN classifies this species as least concern of extinction and cites no specific threats.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group; Instituto Boitatá de Etnobiologia e Conservação da Fauna (2023). "Allobates tapajos". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T89108896A139243510. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T89108896A139243510.en. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. "Allobates tapajos Lima, Simões, and Kaefer, 2015". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
- ^ "Allobates tapajos Lima, Simões, & Kaefer, 2015". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
- ^ a b Lima AP; Simoes PI; Kaefer IL (2015). "A new species of Allobates (Anura: Aromobatidae) from Parque Nacional da Amazonia, Para State, Brazil". Zootaxa (Abstract). 3980 (3): 501–525. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3889.3.2. PMID 25544274. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
 | This Aromobatidae article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |