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Oreophrynella nigra

Overview

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Vulnerable

Threat status

Description

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Habitat

Ecology: This is a diurnal frog that can be found on rocks in montane tepui environments. It is a communally breeding species, with breeding taking place by direct development in galleries within peat bogs .[1]


List of Habitats :1.9Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane 5.4Wetlands (inland) - Bogs, Marshes, Swamps , Fens , Peatlands

Taxonomy

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Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 03-Feb-2005

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Oreophrynella

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 9 species and subspecies in this genus:

O. cryptica · O. dendronastes · O. huberi · O. hubneri · O. macconnelli · O. nigra · O. quelchii · O. vasquezi · O. weiassipuensis

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Further Reading

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Notes

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Contributors

Identifiers

Footnotes

  1. La Marca, E. & Señaris, C. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008. [back]
Last Revised: 7/2/2009