Gorzula's Amazon tree frog
| Tepuihyla rimarum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Tepuihyla |
| Species: | T. rimarum |
| Binomial name | |
| Tepuihyla rimarum Ayarzaguena, Señaris & Gorzula, 1992 | |
Gorzula's Amazon tree frog, Tepuihyla rimarum, is a species of frog in the Hylidae family endemic to Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, swamps, intermittent freshwater marshes, and rocky areas.
It is known from a single locality, Ptari-tepui. The tepui is situated within the Canaima National Park and is protected in its own right as a natural monument, but the species is classed as vulnerable because of its restricted range. It is found in crevices and under slabs in rocky areas adjacent to shrublands on the bare sandstone summit of Ptari-tepui. Reproductive habits are unknown, but it presumably breeds in water like other species of the genus.
Sources
- Señaris, C. & La Marca, E. 2004. Tepuihyla rimarum. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 8 November 2015.
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