Allobates mcdiarmidi

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Allobates mcdiarmidi

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Aromobatidae
Genus: Allobates
Species:
A. mcdiarmidi
Binomial name
Allobates mcdiarmidi
(Reynolds & Foster, 1992)
Synonyms

Colostethus mcdiarmidi Reynolds & Foster, 1992

Allobates mcdiarmidi (common name: McDiarmid's rocket frog) is a species of frog in the family Aromobatidae. It is endemic to the eastern slopes of the Andes in the departments of La Paz and Cochabamba, Bolivia.[2] Its natural habitat is Yungas forest.

Taxonomy

Allobates mcdiarmidi was first described in 1992 by Robert P. Reynolds and Mercedes S. Foster. Originally, it was known as Colostethus mcdiarmidi. Its specific epithet honored herpetologist Roy W. McDiarmid. [3]

References

  1. . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Allobates mcdiarmidi (Reynolds and Foster, 1992)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  3. JSTOR 1466963
    . Retrieved 10 February 2022.