Aromobates capurinensis

Aromobates capurinensis (common name: Sierra Nevada rocket frog, Capurí rocket frog) is a species of frog in the family Aromobatidae. It is endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Mérida, Venezuela.^[2][3][1]

Aromobates capurinensis
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Aromobatidae
Genus:	Aromobates
Species:	A. capurinensis
Binomial name
Aromobates capurinensis (Péfaur, 1993)
Synonyms
Colostethus capurinensis Péfaur, 1993

Habitat and reproduction

Its natural habitat is cloud forest. The male protects the eggs that are laid on land. After hatching, the male carries the tadpoles on his back to water where they develop further.^[1]

Threats

The IUCN classifies this frog as data deficient. It is known solely from the type locality and has not been formally recorded since its time of collection. Scientists conducted surveys in its range in the 1980s and 1990s but have not found it again.^[1]