Allobates brunneus

(Allobates brunneus)

Description

Allobates brunneus (common name: Chupada rocket frog) is a species of frog in the Aromobatidae family. It is found in the southern Amazon drainage in Brazil to Mato Grosso and Amazonas and into extreme northern Bolivia. It has been often confused with other species, including undescribed ones. Its natural habitats are margins of lakes and pools of stagnant water in tropical rainforest and seasonally flooded forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Amphibia
Order:Anura
Family:Aromobatidae
Genus:Allobates
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