Anomaloglossus megacephalus

Anomaloglossus megacephalus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Aromobatidae
Genus: Anomaloglossus
Species:
A. megacephalus
Binomial name
Anomaloglossus megacephalus
Kok, MacCulloch, Lathrop, Willaert, and Bossuyt, 2010

Anomaloglossus megacephalus is a frog. Scientists found it in Guyana.[2][3][1]

Body

The adult female frog can be as big as 28.3 mm long from nose to rear end.[4]

Home

This frog is awake during the day. It lives near streams in forests where the tree branches come together like a roof. It lives high on tepui flatlands. Scientists saw it between 1060 and 1490 meters above sea level.[2][1]

Young

Scientists do not know where the female frog lays her eggs. After the eggs hatch, the adult frogs carry the tadpoles to streams.[1]

Danger

Scientists do not know if this frog is in danger. It lives in a place where most human beings do not go, but some people dig for gold there, and this can hurt frogs.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Aromobates megacephalus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T77320150A120297321. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T77320150A120297321.en. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Frost, Darrel R. "Anomaloglossus megacephalus Kok, MacCulloch, Lathrop, Willaert, and Bossuyt, 2010". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
  3. "Anomaloglossus megacephalus Kok, MacCulloch, Lathrop, Willaert, and Bossuyt, 2010". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
  4. Kok PJR; RD MacCulloch; A Lathrop; B Willaert; F Bossuyt (2010). "A new species of Anomaloglossus (Anura: Aromobatidae) from the Pakaraima Mountains of Guyana". Zootaxa. 2660: 18–32. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2660.1.2. Retrieved April 19, 2025.