Mannophryne speeri
| Mannophryne speeri | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Aromobatidae |
| Genus: | Mannophryne |
| Species: | M. speeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Mannophryne speeri La Marca, 2009 | |
Speer's collared frog (Mannophryne speeri) is a frog. It lives in the Sierra de Portuguesa in Lara, Venezuela.[2][3][1]
Body
The adult male frog is about 19.5 mm long from nose to rear end and the adult female frog is 23.5 mm long. The frog has a wide collar. There is a stripe that starts at the eye.[4]
Home
This frog lives in forests where there is water in the air. Scientists found it in a stream near the Morador River. Scientists saw the frog between 800 and 1700 meters above sea level.[1]
Scientists do not know if this frog lives in any protected places, but there are two near where they found the frog: Parque Nacional Dinira and Parque Nacional El Guache.[1]
Young
Scientists think the frog has young the same way as other frogs in Mannophryne: The female frog lays eggs near streams, and, after the eggs hatch, the adult frogs carry the tadpoles to water.[1]
Danger
Scientists say this frog is in big danger of dying out. Human beings change the places where it lives to make farms, especially coffee farms.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 La Marca, E. (2022). "Speer's Collared Frog: Mannophryne speeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T190995A198660963. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T190995A198660963.en. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. "Mannophryne speeri La Marca, 2009". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
- ↑ "Mannophryne speeri La Marca, 2009". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
- ↑ La Marca E (2008). "A frog survivor (Amphibia: Anura: Aromobatidae: Mannophryne) of the traditional coffee belt in the Venezuelan Andes". Herpetotropicos (Abstract) (in Spanish). 5: 49–56. Retrieved March 1, 2025.