Allobates mcdiarmidi

Allobates mcdiarmidi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Aromobatidae
Genus: Allobates
Species:
A. mcdiarmidi
Binomial name
Allobates mcdiarmidi
(Reynolds & Foster, 1992)
Synonyms

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

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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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.