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Aromobates leopardalis

Aromobates leopardalis is a species of frog in the family Aromobatidae. It is endemic to the Mérida of western Venezuela, with one population within the Sierra Nevada National Park.

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Aromobates leopardalis
Critically endangered
Critically endangered, possibly extinct (IUCN 3.1)1
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Aromobatidae
Genus: Aromobates
Species:
A. leopardalis
Binomial name
Aromobates leopardalis
(Rivero, 1978)
Synonyms

Colostethus leopardalis

Aromobates leopardalis (common name: leopard rocket frog, Mucubají skunk frog) is a species of frog in the family Aromobatidae. It is endemic to the Mérida of western Venezuela,2341 with one population within the Sierra Nevada National Park.

Habitat

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. Scientists saw the frog between 2,400 and 3,300 metres (7,870 and 10,830 ft) above sea level.21

Scientists have seen the frog in Parque Nacional Sierra Nevada.1

Odor

Both adults and tadpoles can create smells that are unpleasant to the human nose.1

Threats

This species has not been seen in at least a decade.1 Scientists infer that chytridiomycosis may have caused a precipitous decline in this species population because it did so with another frog species that shares its habitat, Atelopus mucubajiensis. They also cite water pollution and introduced trout species as threats.1

References

References

  1. La Marca, E. (2022) [amended version of 2020 assessment]. "Aromobates leopardalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022 e.T55104A198634011. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T55104A198634011.en. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Aromobates leopardalis (Rivero, 1978)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  3. Frost, Darrel R. "Aromobates leopardalis (Rivero, 1978)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
  4. "Aromobates leopardalis (Rivero, 1978)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved March 8, 2025.