Allobates melanolaemus

Allobates melanolaemus
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. melanolaemus
Binomial name
Allobates melanolaemus (Grant & Rodríguez, 2001)
Synonyms
Colostethus melanolaemus Grant & Rodríguez, 2001

Allobates melanolaemus is a species of frog in the family Aromobatidae. It is endemic to Peru where it is only known from near its type locality in the Loreto Province.[2][3]

Habitat

This little-known diurnal frog inhabits tropical moist lowland forest.[1]

Scientists believe the frog could live in Tamshiyacu-Tahuayo Regional Conservation Area but have yet to formally record its presence there.[1]

Reproduction

Scientists believe the frog reproduces in the same manner as its congeners: The female lays eggs on leaf litter, and the adults carry the tadpoles to streams for further development.[1]

Threats

The IUCN classifies this species as least concern of extinction. Humans rarely visit its range, though some tourism projects were in planning as of 2018, and there are large stretches of suitable habitat remaining.[1]

References

1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Allobates melanolaemus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T55114A89199469. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T55114A89199469.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Allobates melanolaemus (Grant and Rodriguez, 2001)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
3. "Allobates melanolaemus (Grant & Rodriguez, 2001)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved January 4, 2025.