Anomaloglossus beebei
| Anomaloglossus beebei | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Aromobatidae |
| Genus: | Anomaloglossus |
| Species: | A. beebei |
| Binomial name | |
| Anomaloglossus beebei (Noble, 1923) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Colostethus beebei (Noble, 1923) | |
Anomaloglossus beebei (common names: Beebe's rocket frog, golden rocket frog) is a species of frog in the Aromobatidae family. It is endemic to Guyana and only found on the Kaieteur Plateau, in the eastern edge of them Pacaraima Mountains.[2] Recently, it has also been found on Mount Ayanganna.[3]
This frog inhabits the tank of the giant bromeliad Brocchinia micrantha.[1] Tadpoles live in small amounts of water trapped in the leaf axils.[4] It is an opportunistic sit and wait predator whose diet includes small arthropods, mosquitos, and midges.
Anomaloglossus beebei has been assessed as being a vulnerable species because its range is small (<20 km²) and its habitat is slowly being lost by expanding forests.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Kok, P. (2008). "Anomaloglossus beebei". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2008: e.T55052A11246160. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T55052A11246160.en. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Anomaloglossus beebei (Noble, 1923)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
- ↑ MacCulloch, R. & Lathrop, A. (2009). "Herpetofauna of Mount Ayanganna, Guyana: Results of the Royal Ontario Museum Ayanganna Expedition 2000". Royal Ontario Museum Science Contributions. 4: 1–36.
- ↑ Kok, P.J.R.; MacCulloch, R.D.; Gaucher, P.; Bourne, G.R.; Poelman, E.H.; Lathrop, A. & Lenglet, G. (2006). "A new species of Colostethus (Anura, Dendrobatidae) from French Guiana with a redescription of Colostethus beebei (Noble, 1923) from its type locality". Phyllomedusa. 5: 43–66.