Anomaloglossus rufulus

Anomaloglossus rufulus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Aromobatidae
Subfamily: Anomaloglossinae
Genus: Anomaloglossus
Species: A. rufulus
Binomial name
Anomaloglossus rufulus
(Gorzula, 1990)
Synonyms

Dendrobates rufulus Gorzula, 1990
Epipedobates rufulus (Gorzula, 1990)
Allobates rufulus (Gorzula, 1990)

Anomaloglossus rufulus (common names: Sira poison frog,[1] Chimantá poison frog, tepui poison frog[2]) is a species of frog in the Aromobatidae family. It is endemic to Venezuela where it is known from the Chimantá Massif in the Bolívar state.[2] It occurs in high montane environments, on the tops of tepui. Its range is within the Canaima National Park.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 La Marca, E. & Señaris, C. (2004). "Allobates rufulus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  2. 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Anomaloglossus rufulus (Gorzula, 1990)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 6 July 2014.


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