Aromobates serranus
Species of frog
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Aromobates serranus (common name: Pefaur's rocket frog, sierra rocket frog) is a species of frog in the family Aromobatidae. It is endemic to Venezuela where it is only known from its type locality in the Libertador Municipality, Mérida.[2][3][1]
| Aromobates serranus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Aromobatidae |
| Genus: | Aromobates |
| Species: | A. serranus |
| Binomial name | |
| Aromobates serranus (Péfaur, 1985) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Colostethus serranus Péfaur, 1985 | |
Habitat
Its natural habitats are mountain streams in cloud forest. Scientists observed the frog between 1600 and 2300 meters above sea level.[2][1]
Scientists believe the frog may live in one protected place: Parque Nacional Sierra Nevada.[1]
Reproduction
Threats
The IUCN classifies this frog as critically endangered and possibly extinct, with no more than 50 mature individuals alive at any one time. Aromobates serranus is threatened by habitat loss in favor of agriculture and livestock cultivation and by predation by invasive trout. However, because the population has also declined in undisturbed areas, scientists believe the fungal disease chytridiomycosis may also have contributed to the decline.[1]
