Ceuthomantis aracamuni
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| Ceuthomantis aracamuni | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ceuthomantidae |
| Genus: | Ceuthomantis |
| Species: | C. aracamuni |
| Binomial name | |
| Ceuthomantis aracamuni (Barrio-Amorós and Molina, 2006) | |
| Ceuthomantis aracamuni is only known from Cerro Aracamuni, Venezuela | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Ceuthomantis aracamuni, also known as the Cerro Aracamuni emerald-barred frog,[1] is a species of frog in the family Ceuthomantidae.[2][4] It is endemic to Cerro Aracamuni in southern Amazonas, Venezuela.[1][2][4]
The type series consists of two individuals. The holotype is a subadult male measuring 18 mm (0.7 in) in snout–vent length. The paratype is a juvenile measuring 14 mm (0.6 in) in snout–vent length. The head is wider than the body. The snout is subovoid in dorsal view and truncate in profile. The tympanum is distinct. The finger tips have broad discs. The toe discs are smaller than the finger ones. No lateral keels nor webbing are present. The dorsum is yellowish green with brown spots. The limbs are dorsally reddish brown with green. There is a brick red canthal stripe and an ochre supratympanic stripe. The belly is blackish brown with white spots.[4]