From the IUCN Red List Species Account:

Range Description

This species is known from the type locality, Chorotal, 15km south-east of la Azulita, and the nearby vicinity, in Mérida State, Venezuela, between 1,880 and 2,400m asl.

Habitat and Ecology

It inhabits streams in cloud forest. The eggs are laid on land and the male protects the eggs; when they hatch, the male carries the larvae on his back to the water where they develop further.

Population

It is an uncommon species.

Population Trend

Decreasing

Major Threats

The primary threats to this species are habitat loss due to agriculture (crops and livestock) and agricultural pollution. The invasive bullfrog Rana catesbeiana is also a threat.

Conservation Actions

The range of this species does not include any protected areas, and there is an urgent need to ensure that the remaining habitat at the type locality is maintained.

Citation

Enrique La Marca, Juan Elías García-Pérez 2004. Aromobates meridensis. In: IUCN 2012