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Sarisarinama Rocket Frog
Anomaloglossus moffetti
Anomaloglossus moffetti, the Sarisariñama rocket frog, is a species of frog in the family Aromobatidae. It is endemic to Bolivar, Venezuela and suspected in Brazil.
From the article Anomaloglossus moffetti on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The adult female frog can reach 26.9 mm in snout-vent length. The skin of the dorsum is brown with dark spots. The ventrum and ventral surfaces of the hind legs are yellow or orange in color. The flanks are black with silver-white spots, sometimes bordered by brown-orange stripes. There is a white or yellow stripe on each side of the body. There is light brown or orange color under each eye. There are small blue spots on the upper lip.
Range & habitat
This has been found in cascading streams and in the spray areas of waterfalls. It was found on the Sarisariñama-tepui flatland 1108 meters above sea level. The frog was found exclusively within Jaua-Sarisariñama National Park.
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
What it does
Scientists have not reported any observations of the tadpoles but they infer that they develop in streams, like their congeners.
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 70450.