Country distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database: Brazil, Venezuela View distribution map using BerkeleyMapper.

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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, a small valley at the north base of Pico Tamacuari, from 1,160-1,200m asl, in the Sierra Tapirapecó, Amazonas State, Venezuela (at 1° 13'N; 64° 42'W). Habitat and Ecology It is a diurnal frog found in rocky forest streams, where the larvae presumably develop. Its calls have been heard coming from beneath large boulders. Population The population status of this species is not known. Population Trend Unknown Major Threats Flash flooding is a potential threat to this species, and has been known to occur at the type locality. Conservation Actions The area where this frog is found is protected within Parque Nacional Parima-Tapirapecó. Taxonomic Notes This species is similar to Anomaloglossus shrevei, differing in the shape of the median lingual process, and in the shape of the inner tarsal fold. Citation Enrique La Marca, Celsa Señaris 2004. Anomaloglossus tamacuarensis. In: IUCN 2012   IUCN Terms of Use