''Allobates'' is a genus of

frog A frog is any member of a diverse and largely semiaquatic group of short-bodied, tailless amphibian vertebrates composing the order (biology), order Anura (coming from the Ancient Greek , literally 'without tail'). Frog species with rough ski ...

s in the family

Aromobatidae The Aromobatidae are a family of frogs native to Central and South America. They are sometimes referred to as cryptic forest frogs or cryptic poison frogs. They are the sister taxon of the Dendrobatidae, the poison dart frogs, but are not as tox ...

. They are native to the Central and South Americas, from Nicaragua to Bolivia and Brazil, with one species on

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Description and ecology

Species of the genus ''Allobates'' are mostly small frogs. Dorsal colouration is cryptic, with the exception of the ''

Allobates femoralis ''Allobates femoralis'' (common name brilliant-thighed poison frog, brilliant-thighed poison-arrow frog) is a species of frog in the family Aromobatidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, and Suriname ...

'' group that has bright colours. They are mostly terrestrial frogs found in the leaf litter of tropical rain forests. Most species deposit eggs in the leaf litter;

tadpole A tadpole or polliwog (also spelled pollywog) is the Larva, larval stage in the biological life cycle of an amphibian. Most tadpoles are fully Aquatic animal, aquatic, though some species of amphibians have tadpoles that are terrestrial animal, ...

s are transported to the water on the backs of the parents. '' Allobates nidicola'' and '' Allobates chalcopis'', however, have endotrophic tadpoles that develop into froglets in the nest, without entering water.

Taxonomy

There are many species recognised in the genus ''Allobates'':

References

External links

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"The Chirping Frog"
- 2018 BBC internet article on new species found in the

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