Allobates vanzolinius

Allobates vanzolinius
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. vanzolinius
Binomial name
Allobates vanzolinius (Morales, 2002)
Synonyms
Colostethus vanzolinius Morales, 2002

Allobates vanzolinius also known as Vanzolini's rocket frog, is a species of frog in the family Aromobatidae. It is endemic to the Amazonas state, Brazil.[1][2][3][4]

Etymology

The specific name vanzolinius honors Paulo Vanzolini, a Brazilian herpetologist and composer.[5]

Habitat

This frog is endemic to Amazonas, where it is found in lowland forests, both primary and secondary, indicating that it can tolerate some amount of habitat disturbance.[1]

The frog's known range overlaps many protected parks. It has been formally reported within Reserva Extrativista do Baixo Juruá.[1]

Reproduction

The female frog lays eggs on land. After the eggs hatch, the adults carry the tadpoles to water for further development.[1]

Threats

The IUCN classifies this frog as least concern of extinction. What threat it faces comes from habitat loss associated with fires and clear-cutting.[1]

References

1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group.; Instituto Boitatá de Etnobiologia e Conservação da Fauna. (2022). "Allobates vanzolinius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T55163A184641641. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
2. "Allobates vanzolinius". HerpMapper. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
3. Frost, Darrel R. "Allobates vanzolinius (Morales, 2002)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
4. "Allobates vanzolinius (Morales, 2002)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
5. Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (22 April 2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. pp. 346–347. ISBN 978-1-907807-44-2.

Further reading

• 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 (in Spanish): 1–59.