Anomaloglossus meansi
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Aromobatidae |
| Genus: | Anomaloglossus |
| Species: | A. meansi
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| Anomaloglossus meansi Kok, Nicolaï, Lathrop, and MacCulloch, 2018
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Anomaloglossus meansi is a species of frog in the family Aromobatidae. Scientists found it in Guyana.[1][2][3]
Description
[edit]The adult male frog measures 18.86 mm in from nose to rear end and the adult female frog 21.26 mm. There is a thin dorsolateral stripe on each side of the body from the snout to the urostyle.[3]
Habitat
[edit]This frog lives in cloud forests on tepui flatlands. Scientists observed it on the Ayanganna and Wokomung tepui between 1234 and 1490 meters above sea level.[1]
Threats
[edit]The scientists who first described this frog recommended that it be classified as data deficient per IUCN standards.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. "Anomaloglossus meansi Kok, Nicolaï, Lathrop, and MacCulloch, 2018". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
- ^ "Anomaloglossus meansi Kok, Nicolaï, Lathrop, and MacCulloch, 2018". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
- ^ a b c Kok PJR; Nicolaï MPJ; Lathrop A; MacCulloch RD (2018). "Anomaloglossus meansi sp. n., a new Pantepui species of the Anomaloglossus beebei group (Anura, Aromobatidae)". ZooKeys (Abstract and figures) (759): 99–116. Bibcode:2018ZooK..759...99K. doi:10.3897/zookeys.759.24742. PMC 5974005. PMID 29861648.
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