Allobates mcdiarmidi

Allobates mcdiarmidi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Aromobatidae
Genus: Allobates
Species:
A. mcdiarmidi
Binomial name
Allobates mcdiarmidi
(Reynolds & Foster, 1992)
Synonyms

Colostethus mcdiarmidi Reynolds & Foster, 1992

Allobates mcdiarmidi (common name: McDiarmid's rocket frog) is a species of frog in the family Aromobatidae. It is endemic to the eastern slopes of the Andes in the departments of La Paz and Cochabamba, Bolivia.[2] Its natural habitat is Yungas forest.

Taxonomy

Allobates mcdiarmidi was first described in 1992 by Robert P. Reynolds and Mercedes S. Foster. Originally, it was known as Colostethus mcdiarmidi. Its specific epithet honored herpetologist Roy W. McDiarmid. [3]

Home

This terrestrial frog is endemic to the Yungas forest, which is in Bolivia's Cochabamba and La Paz Districts. Scientists saw the frog about 1693 meters above sea level.[4][5]

The frog has been observed in protected parks: Reserva de Biosfera y Tierra Comunitaria de Origen Pilón Lajas and Parque Nacional Carrasco.[5]

Young

The tadpoles develop in streams.[5]

Threats

The IUCN classifies this frog as critically endangered, noting recent, precipitous drops in population, which probably numbers no more than 249 mature adults as of 2019. These population freefalls have taken place even in places that human beings have not disturbed. Scientists infer that that the fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis infected the frogs, which then died of chytridiomycosis. The frog also faces habitat loss associated with deforestation, road construction, and pollution.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Allobates mcdiarmidi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T55113A154120366. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T55113A154120366.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Allobates mcdiarmidi (Reynolds and Foster, 1992)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  3. ^ Reynolds, Robert P.; Foster, Mercedes S. (1992). "Four New Species of Frogs and One New Species of Snake from the Chapare Region of Bolivia, with Notes on Other Species". Herpetological Monographs. 6: 83–104. doi:10.2307/1466963. JSTOR 1466963. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference AMNH was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ a b c IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Allobates mcdiarmidi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T55113A154120366.


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