Aromobates molinarii

Aromobates molinarii
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Aromobatidae
Genus: Aromobates
Species:
A. molinarii
Binomial name
Aromobates molinarii
(La Marca, 1985)
Synonyms[2]
  • Colostethus molinarii La Marca, 1985
  • Nephelobates molinarii La Marca, 1994
  • Aromobates molinarii Grant, Frost, Caldwell, Gagliardo, Haddad, Kok, Means, Noonan, Schargel, and Wheeler, 2006

The Las Playitas rocket frog (Aromobates molinarii) is a frog. It lives in the Cascada de Bailadores and Las Playitas in Mérida, Venezuela.[2][3][1]

Home

The adult frogs live in and near slow streams in evergreen forests in the Andes mountains. Scientists saw the frog between 1800 and 2600 meters above sea level.[2][1]

Young

The female frogs lays eggs on land. The male frogs watch the eggs. After the eggs hatch, the male frogs carry the tadpoles to water.[1]

Danger

Scientists say this frog is in very big danger of dying out. Human beings changed almost all the places where the frog lived to make farms and places for people to raise animals. Scientists think the frog only lives in eight square kilometers.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 La Marca, E. (2022) [amended version of 2020 assessment]. "Molinari's Rocket Frog: Aromobates molinarii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T55258A198640385. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T55258A198640385.en. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Frost, Darrel R. "Aromobates molinarii (Boulenger, 1903)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
  3. "Aromobates molinarii (Boulenger, 1903)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved March 19, 2025.