Allobates mandelorum
Species of frog
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Allobates mandelorum (common name: Mount Turumiquire rocket frog) is a species of frog in the family Aromobatidae. It is endemic to the Cerro Turumiquire (also spelled Cerro Turimiquire) area in eastern Venezuela.[2][3]
| Allobates mandelorum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Aromobatidae |
| Genus: | Allobates |
| Species: | A. mandelorum |
| Binomial name | |
| Allobates mandelorum (Schmidt, 1932) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Colostethus mandelorum (Schmidt, 1932) | |
Habitat
Reproduction
Little is known about this frog's reproductive habits, but scientists infer that the eggs hatch on land and that the male frog carries the tadpoles to water.[1]
Threats
The IUCN classifies this frog as endangered. The principal threat is habitat loss from fires and conversion of forest to small-scale agriculture, conversion of forest to livestock cultivation, and agrochemicals. Rerouting waterways for irrigation also alters habitat. Some scientists believe that the fungal disease chytridiomycosis could affect this population, but the causative pathogen has yet to be detected in this frog.[1]
