Allobates humilis

species of amphibian

The Bocono rocket frog (Allobates humilis) is a frog. It lives in Venezuela.[2][3][1]

Allobates humilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Genus: Allobates
Species:
A. humilis
Binomial name
Allobates humilis
(Rivero, 1980)
Synonyms[2]
  • Colostethus humilis Rivero, 1980
  • Allobates humilis' Grant, Frost, Caldwell, Gagliardo, Haddad, Kok, Means, Noonan, Schargel, and Wheeler, 2006

This frog lives in forests on the Andes Mountains in Venezuela's Trujillo and Barinas states. Scientists saw the frog between 1100 and 1470 meters above sea level.[3][1]

People have seen this frog in one protected park: Parque Nacional Guaramacal.[1]

Danger

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Scientists say this frog is in danger of dying out. People build towns and other places to live and the things that towns need. Not enough rain could also hurt this frog.[1]

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 La Marca, E (2022). "Sapito Niñera Humilde: Allobates humilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T55092A198633839. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T55092A198633839.en. Retrieved December 27, 2024. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |amend= ignored (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 Frost, Darrel R. "Allobates humilis (Rivero, 1980)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Allobates humilis (Rivero, 1980)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved December 27, 2024.