Allobates mandelorum
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| synonyms = Colostethus mandelorum (Schmidt, 1932)
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Allobates mandelorum (common name: Mount Turumiquire rocket frog) is a species of frog in the family Aromobatidae. It is endemic to the Cerro Turumiquire (also spelled Cerro Turimiquire) area in eastern Venezuela.{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Aromobatidae/Allobatinae/Allobates/Allobates-mandelorum |title=Allobates mandelorum (Schmidt, 1932) |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2014 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |accessdate=10 August 2014}}{{BioRef|amphibiaweb
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Habitat
This frog lives in riparian habitats in cloud forests, subpáramo, and shrubland. Scientists saw the frog between 1900 and 2630 meters above sea level.
The frog's known range includes many protected parks, for example Macizo de Turmiquire Protective Zone of Rivers.
Reproduction
Threats
The IUCN classifies this frog as endangered. The principal threat is habitat loss from fires and conversion of forest to small-scale agriculture, conversion of forest to livestock cultivation, and agrochemicals. Rerouting waterways for irrigation also alters habitat. Some scientists believe that the fungal disease chytridiomycosis could affect this population, but the causative pathogen has yet to be detected in this frog.
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Category:Amphibians of Venezuela
Category:Endemic fauna of Venezuela
Category:Taxa named by Karl Patterson Schmidt
Category:Amphibians described in 1932
Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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