Dischidodactylus colonnelloi facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Dischidodactylus colonnelloi
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Craugastoridae
Genus:	Dischidodactylus
Species:	D. colonnelloi
Binomial name
Dischidodactylus colonnelloi Ayarzagüena [es], 1985 "1983"
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Dischidodactylus colonnelloi is a special type of frog that belongs to the Craugastoridae family. It is found only in Venezuela, a country in South America. This frog is known from just one place: Cerro Marahuaca, a mountain in the Amazonas State. The frog was named after G. Colonnello, who collected the first specimen.

What Does the Dischidodactylus Colonnelloi Look Like?

The Dischidodactylus colonnelloi was first described from a single frog, an adult female. This female frog was about 42.5 millimeters (about 1.7 inches) long from its snout to its rear end. Its head is wider than it is long and has a rounded shape. The frog's eardrum, called the tympanum, is hard to see.

The frog's fingers have small flaps on the sides, but they are not webbed like a duck's foot. Its toes, however, are about one-third webbed. The frog's back, or dorsum, is very dark gray, almost black. It also has many small, faint gray spots. The female frog that was found had 11 large eggs, each about 5 millimeters (0.2 inches) wide.

Where Does This Frog Live?

The Dischidodactylus colonnelloi lives in a high mountain area on top of a special flat-topped mountain called a tepui. This frog lives at an elevation of about 2,250 meters (about 7,380 feet) above sea level.

Scientists believe that these frogs have "direct development." This means that instead of laying eggs that hatch into tadpoles, the eggs hatch directly into tiny froglets. This is a common way for frogs in high, wet places to reproduce.

We don't know much about what might threaten this frog. Luckily, it lives inside the Duida-Marahuaca National Park. This park helps protect its home and the animals living there.

Location in Venezuela

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In Spanish: Dischidodactylus colonnelloi para niños