Mannophryne lamarcai

Mannophryne lamarcai
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Aromobatidae
Subfamily: Aromobatinae
Genus: Mannophryne
Species: M. lamarcai
Binomial name
Mannophryne lamarcai
Mijares-Urrutia, 1999[1]

Mannophryne lamarcai is a species of frog in the Aromobatidae family. It is endemic to Venezuela and inhabits a narrow altitudinal band in the Ziruma mountains between the states of Zulia, Falcón and Lara.[2][3] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. Mijares-Urrutia & Arends, 1999 : A new Mannophryne (Anura: Dendrobatidae) from western Venezuela, with comments on the generic allocation of Colostethus larandinus. Herpetologica, vol.55, n°1, p.106-114.
  2. Morán, Lisandro; Cardozo-Urdaneta, Arlene; SánchezMercado, Ada (2016). "Ampliación de la distribución de Mannophryne lamarcai Mijares-Urrutia & Arends, 1999 (Anura: Aromobatidae) en la serranía de Ziruma, estado Falcón, Venezuela". Cuadernos herpetológicos. 30 (2). Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  3. Ferrer-Paris, José R. "Serranía del Empalado". figshare. doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.1109955.v1.

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