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Aromobates leopardalis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Anura

Genus
  
Aromobates

Higher classification
  
Colostethus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Aromobatidae

Scientific name
  
Colostethus leopardalis

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Frog, Amphibians, Colostethus, Poison dart frog

Aromobates leopardalis (common name: leopard rocket frog) is a species of frog in the Aromobatidae family. It is endemic to the Mérida of western Venezuela, with one population within the Sierra Nevada National Park. Its natural habitats are páramo grassland and sub-páramo shrubland environments and cloud forest. It is usually found within grasses and frailejones (Espeletia spp.), usually along and within streams.

This species has not been seen in at least a decade. Potential threats to it are introduced trout and possibly disease (chytridiomycosis); it shares its habitat with Atelopus mucubajiensis, another frog that has greatly declined.

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Aromobates leopardalis Wikipedia