Allobates fuscellus

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Allobates fuscellus is a species of frog in the family Aromobatidae. It is found in the Amazon Basin in western Brazil and possibly also Peru.[2][3][1]

Phylum:Chordata
Class:Amphibia
Order:Anura
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Allobates fuscellus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Aromobatidae
Genus: Allobates
Species:
A. fuscellus
Binomial name
Allobates fuscellus
(Morales, 2002)
Synonyms

Colostethus fuscellus Morales, 2002

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Habitat

Its natural habitats are tropical lowland primary and secondary rainforest. This frog has been observed between 65 and 250 meters above sea level.[1]

Reproduction

The female frog lays eggs on land. After they hatch, the adult frogs carry the tadpoles to streams, where they develop further.[1]

Threats

The IUCN classifies this frog as least concern of extinction while noting that clear-cut logging may pose some threat in some parts of its range.[1]

Original description

  • Morales, V.R. (2000). "Sistematica y Biogeografia del Grupotrilineatus (Amphibia, Anura, Dendrobatidae,Colostethus), con Descripcion de Once Nuevas Especies". Publicaciones de la Asociacion Amigos de Donana: 1–59.

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