Allobates sanmartini ( Rivero, Langone and Prigioni 1986 )

Barrio-Amorós, César L., Rojas-Runjaic, Fernando J. M. & Señaris, J. Celsa, 2019, Catalogue of the amphibians of Venezuela: Illustrated and annotated species list, distribution, and conservation, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 180) 13 (1), pp. 1-198 : 34

Allobates sanmartini ( Rivero, Langone and Prigioni 1986) *

Holotype: MHNM 540 .

Type locality: “Las Majadas, río Orinoco, Estado Bolívar, Venezuela.”

Distribution: Region 5. Known only from the type locality.

Remarks: Known only from the type series (two females). Despite several attempts (by CBA, J.C. Santos, and FRR) no additional individuals have been located. The type locality, Las Majadas, could be either where the expedition gathered to send the specimens, or the last campsite where collected material was processed (P. Langone, pers. comm.). In the authors’ opinion, this area is unsuitable for dendrobatid frogs, as it is dry forest similar to that in the Llanos which is devoid of dendrobatoids. Most likely, the specimens came from the Campamento Cecilia Magdalena, upper Caura River, where most of the other amphibian specimens were collected ( Rivero et al. 1986). A recently metamorphed (CVULA 7860) was collected by CBA in Santa Maria de Erebato, Upper Caura River area, in the same main area of Campamento Cecilia Magdalena, which might be an individual of this species. However, its small size, and absence of molecular data, prevent a positive identification.

Selected references: Rivero et al. (1986); Rivero (1988); Myers et al. (1991); La Marca (1997); Grant et al. (2006).