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Anomaloglossus ayarzaguenai
family: Dendrobatidae

Country distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database: Venezuela
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IUCN (Red List) status: Data Deficient (DD).
For Red List information on this species, see the IUCN species account.

From the IUCN Red List Species Account:

 

Range Description

This species is known only from the type locality, in the central sector of Cerro Jaua, in Bolívar State (at 4° 49' 55"N; 64° 25' 54''W), in Venezuela, at 1,600m asl.

Habitat and Ecology

It occurs on the margins of streams on top of tepui and in the surrounding forest. The breeding habits are unknown, although the larvae are presumably carried to streams to develop, like other species of the genus.

Population

It is common on top of Cerro Jaua.

Population Trend

Unknown

Major Threats

The threats to this species are unknown.

Conservation Actions

The only known population is protected within Parque Nacional Jaua-Sarisariñama.

Citation

Enrique La Marca, Celsa Señaris 2004. Anomaloglossus ayarzaguenai. In: IUCN 2012

 

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