Strabomantis biporcatus

Strabomantis biporcatus (vernacular name: Puerto Cabello robber frog) is a species of frog in the family Craugastoridae. It is endemic to northern Venezuela and known from the Venezuelan Coastal Range and Serranía del Interior.[2] Its natural habitats are humid lowland and montane cloud forests at elevations of 250–1,600 m (820–5,250 ft) above sea level. It is a terrestrial and nocturnal species. It is threatened by habitat loss and degradation caused by agriculture.[1]

Strabomantis biporcatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Craugastoridae
Genus: Strabomantis
Species:
S. biporcatus
Binomial name
Strabomantis biporcatus
Peters, 1863
Synonyms[2]
  • Eleutherodactylus biporcatus (Peters, 1863)
  • Hylodes maussi Boettger, 1893
  • Eleutherodactylus maussi (Peters, 1863)
  • Craugastor biporcatus (Boettger, 1893)

References
  1. Manzanilla, J. & La Marca, E. (2004). "Strabomantis biporcatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T56464A11469011. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T56464A11469011.en.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Strabomantis biporcatus Peters, 1863". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 4 November 2017.


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