Rheobates facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Rheobates |
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| Rheobates palmatus | |
Scientific classification  |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Aromobatidae |
| Subfamily: | Anomaloglossinae |
| Genus: | Rheobates Grant, Frost, Caldwell, Gagliardo, Haddad, Kok, Means, Noonan, Schargel, and Wheeler, 2006 |
| Type species | |
| Phyllobates palmatus Werner, 1899
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| Diversity | |
| 2 species (see text) | |
Rheobates is a genus of frogs in the family Aromobatidae. It is endemic to Colombia. These are cryptically coloured frogs with extensive toe webbing. The name Rheobates is derived from the Greek words rheo (stream, current) and βάτης bátēs (a walker), in reference to the riparian habitat of the type species Rheobates palmatus. They are associated with streams in sub-Andean forests and foothills of the Andes at low to medium altitudes.
Species
There are currently two species:
- Rheobates palmatus (Werner, 1899)
- Rheobates pseudopalmatus (Rivero and Serna, 2000)
The validity of Rheobates pseudopalmatus has been questioned, whereas Rheobates palmatus may represent a species complex.
See also
In Spanish: Rheobates para niños
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