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Aragua Poison Frog
Mannophryne neblina
The Rancho Grande rocket frog (Mannophryne neblina) also or known Rancho Grande poison-arrow frog and Aragua collared frog is a species of frog in the family Aromobatidae. It is endemic to Venezuela.
From the article Mannophryne neblina on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
Scientists have seen the frogs in the type locality, Portachuelo Pass, Rancho Grande, in Aragua, from which it has since disappeared. There are also some reports of this frog in Macizo de Nirgua in Yaracuy. This diurnal, terrestrial lives in riparian habitats in primary and secondary cloud forests on hills and mountains. Scientists observed the frog between 900 and 1100 meters above sea level. The type locality is within Henri Pittier National Park.
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
What it does
Scientists have not confirmed all of the frog's reproductive biology but they infer that the female frog lays eggs on the leaf litter. In 1956, Test reported seeing male frogs carrying tadpoles to water.
Wikipedia: “Reproduction”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 21196.