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Roraima Black Frog (Oreophrynella quelchii)

Roraima Black Frog (Oreophrynella quelchii)

Endemic non-hopping frog, Roraima


Class: Amphibia
Family: Bufonidae
Common Name: Roraima Black Frog
Genus: Oreophrynella
Species Name: quelchii

About The Roraima Black Frog

This species is restricted to the summit of Mount Roraima in Venezuela, Guyana and Brazil, and from Wei-Assipo-Tepui in Guyana. It has been recorded from 2,300-2,800m asl.

Rights Holder: International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
Bibliographic Citation: Marinus Hoogmoed, Celsa Señaris 2004. Oreophrynella quelchii. In: IUCN 2014 . IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1 . <www.iucnredlist.org>

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Sites Where Observed

Location
Date
Notes
1/22/2004
Endemic non-hopping frog, Roraima
Endemic frog species that is only found on the Roraima Tepui. Very small, a full grown adult is the size of a small coin.

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