''Anomaloglossus tamacuarensis'' is a species of

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in the family

Aromobatidae The Aromobatidae are a family of frogs native to Central and South America. They are sometimes referred to as cryptic forest frogs or cryptic poison frogs. They are the sister taxon of the Dendrobatidae, the poison dart frogs, but are not as toxi ...

. It is found in the Sierra Tapirapecó in the Amazonas state of

Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...

as well as in the adjacent Amazonas state of

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

(where the range is known as Serra do Tapirapecó).

Etymology

The specific name ''tamacuarensis'' refers to the type locality, Pico Tamacuari in the Sierra Tapirapecó.

Description

The

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consists of two adult males, two adult females, and four juveniles. The males measure , the females , and the juveniles in snout–vent length. The head is little wider than it is long. The tympanum is inconspicuous. The fingers have fringes but no webbing; the toes are moderately webbed. The dorsum is brown to yellowish brown with darker brown markings; dorsal skin is granular. There is a poorly defined, pale oblique lateral line. Males have gray throat, white-stippled chin, and pale dirty green or yellowish venter, where females have pale gray or silvery white throats and silvery white venters. ''Anomaloglossus tamacuarensis'' resembles '' Anomaloglossus shrevei'' from the Duida-Marahuaca Massif.

Habitat and conservation

''Anomaloglossus tamacuarensis'' is found in or near rocky forest streams. The Venezuelan type locality is at an elevation of about

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, whereas the Brazilian record is from asl. It is active both day and night. Males call from beneath large boulders. Not much information is known about this species but flash flooding is thought to threaten it as the flooding occurs in its habitat. The species is protected by the

Parima Tapirapecó National Park Parima Tapirapecó National Park (''Parque Nacional Parima Tapirapecó'') is a Venezuelan national park in the southern state of Amazonas. Location The Parima Tapirapecó National Park is in the Atabapo and Río Negro municipalities. It is ...

in Venezuela.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q2852274 tamacuarensis Frogs of Brazil Amphibians of Venezuela Amphibians described in 1997 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot