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Aromobates nocturnus Myers, Paolillo & Daly, 1991

Skunk frog

 

 

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

 

 

Conservation Status

Missing

Last record: 1990

IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct)

 

Distribution

Parque Nacional Dinira, Trujillo, Venezuela

 

Biology

 

 

Hypodigm

 

 

Media

 

 

References

Original scientific description:

Myers, C. W., Alfredo, P. O., and Daly, J. W. (1991). Discovery of a defensively malodorous and nocturnal frog in the family Dendrobatidae: phylogenetic significance of a new genus and species from the Venezuelan Andes. American Museum Novitates No. 3002, 20 pp.

 

Other references:

AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2011. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. Available: http://amphibiaweb.org/. (Accessed: Oct 16, 2011).

Barrio-Amorós, C. L. et al. (2011). A new striking dendrobatid (Dendrobatidae, Aromobatinae: Aromobates) from the Venezuelan Andes. Zootaxa 3063: 39-52.

Barrio-Amorós, César L. et al. (2019). Catalogue of the amphibians of Venezuela: Illustrated and annotated species list, distribution, and conservation. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 13(1) [Special Section]: 1-198 (e180).

Duellman, W. E. (1993). Amphibian Species of the World: additions and corrections. University of Kansas Museum of Natural History, Special Publication No. 21. Lawrence, EE.UU. 372 pp.

La Marca, E. (2015). Rana mapurite, Aromobates nocturnus. En: J.P. Rodríguez, A. García-Rawlins y F. Rojas-Suárez (eds.) Libro Rojo de la Fauna Venezolana. Cuarta edición. Provita y Fundación Empresas Polar, Caracas, Venezuela. Recuperado de: animalesamenazados.provita.org.ve/content/rana-mapurite Mié, 12/10/2016 - 04:45

Enrique La Marca, Juan Elías García-Pérez. (2010). Aromobates nocturnus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. (http://www.iucnredlist.org). Downloaded on 08 February 2013.

http://extinctanimals.proboards.com/thread/10241/aromobates-nocturnus-skunk-frog

 

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