''Allobates goianus'', also known as Goias rocket frog and Cerrado 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 ...

Goiás Goiás () is a Brazilian States of Brazil, state located in the Central-West Region, Brazil, Central-West region. Goiás borders the Federal District (Brazil), Federal District and the states of (from north clockwise) Tocantins, Bahia, Minas Ge ...

state, Brazil.

Habitat

The frog has been observed at elevations between

above sea level Height above mean sea level is a measure of a location's vertical distance (height, elevation or altitude) in reference to a vertical datum based on a historic mean sea level. In geodesy, it is formalized as orthometric height. The zero level ...

in the leaf litter of humid deciduous forests and deciduous gallery forests near streams or small permanent or seasonal ponds.

Reproduction

The eggs are laid on land. The tadpoles are then carried by the parents to streams where the larval development is completed. The frog has been directly observed in protected parks, such as Floresta Nacional de Silvania, which is small, Parque Nacional da Chapada dos Veadeiros, RPPN Reserva Natural Serra do Tombador, and Área de Preservação Ambiental Pouso Alto. However, it has since disappeared from the Floresta Nacional de Silvania.

Threats

The IUCN classifies this frog as near threatened. The principal issues are

habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss or habitat reduction) occurs when a natural habitat is no longer able to support its native species. The organisms once living there have either moved elsewhere, or are dead, leading to a decrease ...

in the form of deforestation associated with fires, livestock grazing, dam construction, and urban and rural development, and agricultural activities, including sericulture and soybean farms.

References

goianus Endemic frogs of Brazil Amphibians described in 1975 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Aromobatidae-stub