| Aromobates leopardalis | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Aromobatidae |
| Genus: | Aromobates |
| Species: | A. leopardalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Aromobates leopardalis (Rivero, 1978) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Colostethus leopardalis | |
Aromobates leopardalis (common name: leopard rocket frog) is a species of frog in the family Aromobatidae. It is endemic to the Mérida of western Venezuela, with one population within the Sierra Nevada National Park. Its natural habitats are páramo grassland and sub-páramo shrubland environments and cloud forest. It is usually found within grasses and frailejones (Espeletia spp.), usually along and within streams.
This species has not been seen in at least a decade. Potential threats to it are introduced trout and possibly disease (chytridiomycosis); it shares its habitat with Atelopus mucubajiensis, another frog that has greatly declined.
References
- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Aromobates leopardalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T55104A89759273. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T55104A89759273.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Aromobates leopardalis (Rivero, 1978)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Aromobates leopardalis | |
| Colostethus leopardalis | |
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