Allobates gasconi

Allobates gasconi
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Aromobatidae
Genus:	Allobates
Species:	A. gasconi
Binomial name
Allobates gasconi (Morales, 2002)
Synonyms
Colostethus gasconi Morales, 2002

Allobates gasconi is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae. It is endemic to the Acre and Amazonas states of Brazil and to the Yuyapichis River area in Peru.[2][3][1]

Habitat

The frog's natural habitat is Amazon várzea forest, which floods periodically. It has been observed in both primary and secondary forest, and it can tolerate some level of habitat disturbance. Scientists have seen the frog between 100 and 250 meters above sea level.[1]

The frog's range includes many protected parks, including Parque Ambiental Chico Mendes and Reserva Extrativista do Baixo Juruá.[1]

Reproduction

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

Threats

The IUCN classifies this frog as least concern of extinction, though fires and logging do pose some threat, particularly in the northern parts of its range.[1]

Original description

• Morales, V.R. (2000). "Sistematica y Biogeografia del Grupotrilineatus (Amphibia, Anura, Dendrobatidae,Colostethus), con Descripcion de Once Nuevas Especies". Publicaciones de la Asociacion Amigos de Donana: 1–59.

References

1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group; Instituto Boitatá de Etnobiologia e Conservação da Fauna (2023). "Allobates gasconi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T55089A184641347. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T55089A184641347.en. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
2. Frost, Darrel R. "Allobates gasconi (Morales, 2002)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
3. "Allobates gasconi". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved January 16, 2025.