Aromobatidae
Previously considered to be part of the Dendrobatidae, the group comprising the family Aromobatidae now consists of a monophyletic clade of 5 genera united by unique DNA sequence transformations rather than by morphology. Aromobatid frogs do not appear to have the ability to sequester alkaloids in their skin, and are thus not toxic, relying instead on their generally cryptic brown and gray coloration for protection. Only a few aromobatids have more colorful regions on their body (such as Mannophryne collaris and the species in the Allobates femoralis group, including Allobates femoralis, A. myersi, A. rufulus, and A. zaparo). All members of this family are diurnal and terrestrial except for Aromobates nocturnus, which is nocturnal and aquatic and thought to be the basal member of the family. The genus Anomaloglossus is characterized by an unusual tongue morphology, featuring a specialized bump at the midpoint of the tongue called a median lingual process. In at least some Anomaloglossus species, this specialized tongue projection can be protruded above the surface of the tongue and retracted, but its function is unknown. Most species within this family occur in South America, on the eastern slopes of the Andes (cis-Andean), throughout the Amazon region, and within the Brazilian Atlantic forest, though some members are also found in Central America and in the Lesser Antilles.
Mannophryne herminae
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Genus Allobates (43 species)
Allobates alessandroi no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Allobates algorei no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Allobates bromelicola no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Allobates brunneus English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Allobates caeruleodactylus no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Allobates caribe no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Allobates cepedai no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Allobates chalcopis no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Allobates conspicuus no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Allobates crombiei no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Allobates femoralis English account non-English account photos sound/video Allobates fratisenescus no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Allobates fuscellus no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Allobates gasconi no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Allobates goianus no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Allobates granti no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Allobates hodli no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Allobates humilis no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Allobates insperatus no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Allobates juanii no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Allobates kingsburyi no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Allobates mandelorum no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Allobates marchesianus English account no non-English account photos sound/video Allobates masniger no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Allobates mcdiarmidi no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Allobates melanolaemus no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Allobates myersi no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Allobates nidicola no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Allobates niputidea no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Allobates olfersioides no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Allobates ornatus English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Allobates paleovarzensis no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Allobates picachos no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Allobates pittieri no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Allobates ranoides no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Allobates sanmartini no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Allobates spumaponens no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Allobates subfolionidificans no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Allobates sumtuosus no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Allobates talamancae English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Allobates trilineatus no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Allobates undulatus no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Allobates vanzolinius no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Allobates wayuu no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Allobates zaparo no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video
Genus Anomaloglossus (21 species)
Anomaloglossus atopoglossus no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Anomaloglossus ayarzaguenai no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Anomaloglossus baeobatrachus no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Anomaloglossus beebei no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Anomaloglossus breweri no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Anomaloglossus confusus no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Anomaloglossus degranvillei no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Anomaloglossus guanayensis no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Anomaloglossus kaiei no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Anomaloglossus lacrimosus no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Anomaloglossus moffetti English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Anomaloglossus murisipanensis no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Anomaloglossus parimae no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Anomaloglossus parkerae English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Anomaloglossus praderioi no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Anomaloglossus roraima no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Anomaloglossus rufulus no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Anomaloglossus shrevei no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Anomaloglossus stepheni English account non-English account photos sound/video Anomaloglossus tamacuarensis no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Anomaloglossus tepuyensis no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Anomaloglossus triunfo no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Anomaloglossus verbeeksnyderorum no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Anomaloglossus wothuja no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video
Genus Aromobates (12 species)
Aromobates alboguttatus no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Aromobates capurinensis no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Aromobates duranti no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Aromobates haydeeae no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Aromobates leopardalis no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Aromobates mayorgai no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Aromobates meridensis no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Aromobates molinarii no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Aromobates nocturnus English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Aromobates ornatissimus no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Aromobates orostoma no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Aromobates saltuensis no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Aromobates serranus no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Aromobates tokuko no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video
Genus Hyloxalus (57 species)
Hyloxalus abditaurantius no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Hyloxalus aeruginosus English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Hyloxalus anthracinus no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Hyloxalus awa no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Hyloxalus azureiventris no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Hyloxalus betancuri no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Hyloxalus bocagei no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Hyloxalus borjai no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Hyloxalus breviquartus no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Hyloxalus cevallosi no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Hyloxalus chlorocraspedus no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Hyloxalus chocoensis no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Hyloxalus craspedoceps English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Hyloxalus delatorreae no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Hyloxalus edwardsi no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Hyloxalus elachyhistus English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Hyloxalus eleutherodactylus English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Hyloxalus exasperatus no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Hyloxalus excisus no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Hyloxalus faciopunctulatus no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Hyloxalus fallax no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Hyloxalus fascianigrus no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Hyloxalus fuliginosus no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Hyloxalus idiomelus English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Hyloxalus infraguttatus no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Hyloxalus insulatus English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Hyloxalus italoi no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Hyloxalus lehmanni no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Hyloxalus leucophaeus English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Hyloxalus littoralis no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Hyloxalus maculosus no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Hyloxalus maquipucuna no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Hyloxalus marmoreoventris no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Hyloxalus mittermeieri no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Hyloxalus mystax no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Hyloxalus nexipus English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Hyloxalus parcus no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Hyloxalus patitae no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Hyloxalus peculiaris no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Hyloxalus peruvianus no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Hyloxalus pinguis no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Hyloxalus pulchellus no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Hyloxalus pulcherrimus English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Hyloxalus pumilus no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Hyloxalus ramosi no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Hyloxalus ruizi no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Hyloxalus saltuarius no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Hyloxalus sauli no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Hyloxalus shuar no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Hyloxalus sordidatus English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Hyloxalus spilotogaster English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Hyloxalus subpunctatus no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Hyloxalus sylvaticus English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Hyloxalus toachi no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Hyloxalus utcubambensis no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Hyloxalus vergeli no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Hyloxalus vertebralis no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Hyloxalus whymperi no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Hyloxalus yasuni no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video
Genus Mannophryne (16 species)
Mannophryne caquetio no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Mannophryne collaris no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Mannophryne cordilleriana no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Mannophryne herminae no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Mannophryne lamarcai no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Mannophryne larandina no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Mannophryne leonardoi no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Mannophryne neblina no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Mannophryne oblitterata no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Mannophryne olmonae no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Mannophryne orellana no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Mannophryne riveroi no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Mannophryne speeri no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Mannophryne trinitatis no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Mannophryne trujillensis no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Mannophryne urticans no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Mannophryne venezuelensis no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Mannophryne vulcano no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Mannophryne yustizi no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video
Genus Rheobates (2 species)
Rheobates palmatus no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Rheobates pseudopalmatus no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video
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