''Anomaloglossus shrevei'' (common name: Shreve's rocket frog) is a species 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 ...

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 ...

. It is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...

Venezuela Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It com ...

where it is only known from the Cerro Marahuaca and

Cerro Duida Cerro Duida, known as Yennamadi by the Ye'kuana, is a very large tepui in Amazonas state, Venezuela. It has an uneven and heavily inclined plateau, rising from highs of around in the north and east to a maximum of on its southwestern rim.Hub ...

, two adjacent

tepui A tepui , or tepuy (), is a member of a family of table-top mountains or mesas found in northern South America, especially in Venezuela, western Guyana, and northern Brazil. The word tepui means "house of the gods" in the native tongue of the ...

s. Scientists have seen the frog between 350 and 1200 meters above sea level. These frogs live near streams in tropical rainforest. It is not a common species but the population may be presently stable and is protected by Parque Nacional Duida-Marahuaca. The IUCN classifies this frog as near threatened. Diseases may pose some threat. Climate change may threaten this species less than others because of its ability to live at low, medium, or high elevations.

References

shrevei Amphibians of Venezuela Endemic fauna of Venezuela Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Amphibians described in 1961 Amphibians of the Tepuis {{aromobatidae-stub