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The Aromobatidae are a family of frogs native to Central and South America. [2] [3] [4] They are sometimes referred to as cryptic forest frogs or cryptic poison frogs. [2]They are the sister taxon of the Dendrobatidae, the poison dart frogs, but are not as toxic as most dendrobatids are.
Aromobates are small to medium-sized frogs that have cryptic colouration. They have robust body form and basal to extensive toe webbing. For example, the relatively small Aromobates meridensis and Aromobates walterarpi are around 3 cm (1.2 in) in snout–vent length and have basal webbing only, whereas the relatively large Aromobates nocturnus (up to 62 mm (2.4 in) SVL in females) have webbed ...
Aromobates nocturnus, the skunk frog, is a species of critically endangered [2] frog endemic to Trujillo State in Venezuela. [3] It is an extremely rare frog, and no sightings have been recorded since the original description in the early 1990s.
The world's largest frog is the goliath frog of West Africa—it can grow to 15 inches (38 centimeters) and weigh up to 7 pounds (3.2 kilograms). One of the smallest is the Cuban tree toad, which ...
Allobates femoralis (common name brilliant-thighed poison frog, brilliant-thighed poison-arrow frog) is a species of frog in the family Aromobatidae. [3] [4] It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, and Suriname. Its natural habitat is tropical lowland forests.
Golden rocket frog seen in Kaieteur Falls taken by Dan Sloan on 10 December 2015, 15:20. A. beebei has granular central skin, and moderate basal toe webbing. The male A. beebei has a snout-vent length maximum of 16.80 mm. [5] This frog has a shorter finger I than finger II and dorsolateral stripes, which help differentiate them from other species. [6]
Dancing frogs: Black torrent frog (Micrixalus saxicola) Microhylidae (Günther, 1858) 57: Narrow-mouthed frogs: Eastern narrow-mouthed toad (Gastrophryne carolinensis) Myobatrachidae (Schlegel In Gray, 1850) 14: Australian ground frogs: Great barred frog (Mixophyes fasciolatus) Nyctibatrachidae Blommers-Schlösser, 1993: 3: Robust frogs, night ...
The adult male frog measures 21.0 mm ± 2.4 mm in snout-vent length and the adult female frog 21.6 mm ± 2.2 mm. The skin of the dorsum is brown in color. The skin of the dorsum is brown in color. There is a green mark in the shape of the letter X on the back that connects to the interorbital area.