Allobates crombiei
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| Allobates crombiei | |
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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. crombiei
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| Binomial name | |
| Allobates crombiei (Morales, 2002)
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| Synonyms | |
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Colostethus crombiei Morales, 2002 | |
Allobates crombiei is a species of frog in the family Aromobatidae. It is endemic to the Pará state in Brazil.[2][3]
Habitat
[edit]This frog lives in Amazon rainforests, both primary and secondary. It has shown some tolerance to habitat disturbance.[1]
Reproduction
[edit]The female frog lays eggs on land. After the eggs hatch, the adult frogs carry the tadpoles to water.[1]
Threats
[edit]The IUCN classifies this frog as least concern of extinction. In some places, it is threatened by fires and by habitat loss in favor of cattle grazing and hydroelectric power, for example the Belo Monte Dam.[1][4]
Etymology
[edit]It is named in honor of Ronald Ian Crombie.
Original publication
[edit]- Morales, V.R. (2000). "Sistematica y Biogeografia del Grupotrilineatus (Amphibia, Anura, Dendrobatidae, Colostethus), con Descripcion de Once Nuevas Especies". Publicaciones de la Asociacion Amigos de Donana: 1–59.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group.; Instituto Boitatá de Etnobiologia e Conservação da Fauna. (2022). "Allobates crombiei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T55069A173862829. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. "Allobates crombiei (Morales, 2002)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
- ^ "Allobates crombiei". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
- ^ "The Belo Monte Dam: An Environmental Crime". International Rivers. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
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