Allobates mcdiarmidi
| Allobates mcdiarmidi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Aromobatidae |
| Genus: | Allobates |
| Species: | A. mcdiarmidi
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| Binomial name | |
| Allobates mcdiarmidi (Reynolds & Foster, 1992)
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| Synonyms | |
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Colostethus mcdiarmidi Reynolds & Foster, 1992 | |
Allobates mcdiarmidi (common name: McDiarmid's rocket frog) is a species of frog in the family Aromobatidae. It is endemic to the eastern slopes of the Andes in the departments of La Paz and Cochabamba, Bolivia.[2] Its natural habitat is Yungas forest.
Taxonomy
[edit]Allobates mcdiarmidi was first described in 1992 by Robert P. Reynolds and Mercedes S. Foster. Originally, it was known as Colostethus mcdiarmidi. Its specific epithet honored herpetologist Roy W. McDiarmid. [3]
References
[edit]- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Allobates mcdiarmidi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T55113A154120366. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T55113A154120366.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Allobates mcdiarmidi (Reynolds and Foster, 1992)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ^ Reynolds, Robert P.; Foster, Mercedes S. (1992). "Four New Species of Frogs and One New Species of Snake from the Chapare Region of Bolivia, with Notes on Other Species". Herpetological Monographs. 6: 83–104. doi:10.2307/1466963. JSTOR 1466963. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
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