Aromobatidae
Previously considered to be part of the Dendrobatidae, the group comprising the family Aromobatidae now consists of 5 genera. 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. 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. The family Aromobatidae is defined by unique DNA sequence transformations rather than by morphology. 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 (44 species)
Allobates alessandroi no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Allobates bromelicola no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Allobates brunneus no species account photos no range maps no sounds Allobates caeruleodactylus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Allobates caribe no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Allobates cepedai no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Allobates chalcopis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Allobates conspicuus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Allobates craspedoceps species account photos no range maps no sounds Allobates crombiei no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Allobates femoralis species account photos no range maps sounds Allobates fratisenescus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Allobates fuscellus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Allobates gasconi no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Allobates goianus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Allobates granti no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Allobates humilis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Allobates insperatus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Allobates juanii no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Allobates kingsburyi no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Allobates mandelorum no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Allobates marchesianus species account photos no range maps no sounds Allobates masniger no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Allobates mcdiarmidi no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Allobates melanolaemus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Allobates myersi no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Allobates nidicola no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Allobates niputidea no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Allobates olfersioides no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Allobates ornatus species account photos no range maps no sounds Allobates picachos no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Allobates pittieri no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Allobates ranoides no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Allobates rufulus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Allobates sanmartini no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Allobates spumaponens no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Allobates subfolionidificans no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Allobates sumtuosus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Allobates talamancae species account photos no range maps no sounds Allobates trilineatus no species account photos no range maps no sounds Allobates undulatus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Allobates vanzolinius no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Allobates wayuu no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Allobates zaparo no species account photos no range maps no sounds
Genus Anomaloglossus (20 species)
Anomaloglossus atopoglossus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Anomaloglossus ayarzaguenai no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Anomaloglossus baeobatrachus no species account photos no range maps no sounds Anomaloglossus beebei no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Anomaloglossus breweri no species account photos no range maps no sounds Anomaloglossus degranvillei no species account photos no range maps no sounds Anomaloglossus guanayensis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Anomaloglossus kaiei no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Anomaloglossus lacrimosus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Anomaloglossus murisipanensis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Anomaloglossus parimae no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Anomaloglossus parkerae species account no photos no range maps no sounds Anomaloglossus praderioi no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Anomaloglossus roraima no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Anomaloglossus shrevei no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Anomaloglossus stepheni species account photos no range maps no sounds Anomaloglossus tamacuarensis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Anomaloglossus tepuyensis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Anomaloglossus triunfo no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Anomaloglossus wothuja no species account photos no range maps no sounds
Genus Aromobates (12 species)
Aromobates alboguttatus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Aromobates capurinensis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Aromobates duranti no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Aromobates haydeeae no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Aromobates leopardalis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Aromobates mayorgai no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Aromobates meridensis no species account photos no range maps no sounds Aromobates molinarii no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Aromobates nocturnus species account no photos no range maps no sounds Aromobates orostoma no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Aromobates saltuensis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Aromobates serranus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Genus Mannophryne (15 species)
Mannophryne caquetio no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Mannophryne collaris no species account photos no range maps no sounds Mannophryne cordilleriana no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Mannophryne herminae no species account photos no range maps no sounds Mannophryne lamarcai no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Mannophryne larandina no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Mannophryne leonardoi no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Mannophryne neblina no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Mannophryne oblitterata no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Mannophryne olmonae no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Mannophryne riveroi no species account photos no range maps no sounds Mannophryne trinitatis no species account photos no range maps no sounds Mannophryne trujillensis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Mannophryne venezuelensis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Mannophryne yustizi no species account photos no range maps no sounds
Genus Rheobates (2 species)
Rheobates palmatus no species account photos no range maps no sounds Rheobates pseudopalmatus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
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