Anomaloglossus degranvillei

Anomaloglossus degranvillei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Aromobatidae
Subfamily: Anomaloglossinae
Genus: Anomaloglossus
Species: A. degranvillei
Binomial name
Anomaloglossus degranvillei
(Lescure, 1975)
Synonyms

Colostethus degranvillei Lescure, 1975[2]

Anomaloglossus degranvillei (common name: Degranville's rocket frog) is a species of frog in the Aromobatidae family. It is known from French Guiana but is likely to occur also in Suriname and Brazil, and possibly in Guyana.[3] It is named in honour of Jean-Jacques de Granville, a botanist from French Guiana.[2]

Description

Anomaloglossus degranvillei are small frogs: their snout–vent length is about 14–20.5 mm (0.55–0.81 in). Their ventral colouration is black brown with white spots.[2] Male frogs carry tadpoles on their back where they complete their development; tadpoles do not feed.[1][4]

Habitat and conservation

Anomaloglossus degranvillei inhabit edges of rocky streams.[1] They are not found where streams cross swampy or sandy terrain. They are diurnal and appear to be territorial.[2] The species is not considered threatened in its habitat.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Reynolds, R.; Hoogmoed, M.; MacCulloch, R. & Gaucher, P. (2004). "Anomaloglossus degranvillei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Lescure, J. (1975). "Contribution à l'étude des amphibiens de Guyane Française. III. Une nouvelle espèce de Colostethus (Dendrobatidae): Colostethus degranvillei n. sp." (PDF). Bulletin du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Paris. Serie 3, Zoologie. 293: 413–420.
  3. ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Anomaloglossus degranvillei (Lescure, 1975)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
  4. ↑ Vitt, Laurie J.; Caldwell, Janalee P. (2013). Herpetology: An Introductory Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles. Academic Press. p. 163.


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