"Prostherapis" dunni

Species of frog scitech January 2025 CR IUCN3.1 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group 2020 Prostherapis dunni 2020 e.T55072A109532580 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T55072A109532580.en 16 November 2021 "Prostherapis" dunni Rivero, 1961 * Colostethus dunni (Rivero, 1961) "Prostherapis" dunni is a species of frog endemic to the Venezuelan Coastal Range. Its taxonomic position is uncertain, apart from its placement in the family Aromobatidae; it might be an Aromobates.http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Aromobatidae/Prostherapis-dunni "Prostherapis" dunni Rivero, 1961 Frost, Darrel R. 2015 Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 American Museum of Natural History 13 April 2015 The frog is diurnal and lives near creeks in montane forests. It was assessed as critically endangered (possibly extinct) by the IUCN in 2019. The primary threat it faces is habitat loss and degradation due to local human activity. Chytridiomycosis has not been confirmed in the species, but the disease has been detected in other amphibians native to Cordillera de la Costa. Prostherapis dunni was last seen in 1977, with later surveys failing to find it. References 2 Q596533 Category:Aromobatidae Category:Endemic amphibians of Venezuela Category:Taxa named by Juan A. Rivero Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Category:Amphibians described in 1961 Category:Articles with quotation marks in the title