Colostethus dunni

"Prostherapis" dunni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Aromobatidae
Genus: "Prostherapis"
Binomial name
"Prostherapis" dunni
Rivero, 1961
Synonyms

Colostethus dunni (Rivero, 1961)

"Prostherapis" dunni is a species of frog endemic to the Venezuelan Coastal Range. Its taxonomic position is uncertain, apart from its placement in the Aromobatidae family; it might be an Aromobates.[2]

Its natural habitats are seasonal montane forests. It was once relatively common but as of 2006, no extant populations in the wild were known, even in suitable habitat. The precise reasons of the decline are not known, but similar declines have been caused by chytridiomycosis. Also habitat loss have occurred.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 La Marca, E.; Manzanilla, J. & Señaris, C. (2006). "Prostherapis dunni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). ""Prostherapis" dunni Rivero, 1961". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 13 April 2015.


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