Skunk Frog
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| Skunk frog | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Suborder: | Neobatrachia |
| Superfamily: | Dendrobatoidea |
| Family: | Aromobatidae |
| Genus: | Aromobates Myers, Paolillo O., and Daly, 1991 |
| Species: | A. nocturnus |
| Binomial name | |
| Aromobates nocturnus Myers, Paolillo O., and Daly, 1991 |
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The skunk frog (Aromobates nocturnus), is a species of critically endangered[1] frog native to Estado Trujillo, Venezuela. It is an extremely rare frog, and no sightings have been recorded since the original description in the early 1990s.[citation needed]
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[edit] Description
Unlike the related poison dart frogs, this species is fully aquatic and much larger--62 millimetres (2.4 in) in length.[2]
[edit] Etymology
The family and generic names derive from the Latin aroma, meaning "sweet odor".[3] The odor of the animal is reminiscent of a skunk.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Skunk Frog
- ^ a b F. Harvey Pough ... (2004). Herpetology. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/Prentice Hall. pp. 92. ISBN 0131008498.
- ^ http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=aroma
- "Amphibian Species of the World - Aromobates Myers, Paolillo O., and Daly, 1991". http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/references.php?id=2830. Retrieved 2006-07-21.
- "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Aromobates nocturnus". http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/55040/summ. Retrieved 2006-07-21.
- Grant, Taran; Frost, Darrel R.; Caldwell, Janalee P.; Gagliardo, Ron; Haddad, Celio F.B.; Kok, Philippe J.R.; Means, D. Bruce; Noonan, Brice P.; Schargel, Walter E. & Wheeler, Ward (2006): Phylogenetic systematics of dart-poison frogs and their relatives (Amphibia, Athesphatanura, Dendrobatidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 299: 1-262. PDF fulltext
[edit] External links
Data related to Aromobatidae at Wikispecies
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