Aromobates leopardalis ( Rivero 1978 )

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 : 40-42

Aromobates leopardalis ( Rivero 1978) *

Holotype: UPRM 5157 .

Type locality: “ Mucubají, 3,300 m, Edo. Mérida, Venezuela.”

Distribution: Region 1. Páramo and subpáramo habitat in Sierra Nevada, Merida State, 2,400 –3,300 m asl.

Remarks: Not seen in recent years, probably very endangered or extinct. Barrio-Amorós and Santos (2012) state that 1995 was the last year it was seen.

Selected references: Rivero (1978, 1988); La Marca (1991b); Mijares-Urrútia (1991); Myers et al. (1991); Barrio-Amorós (2001c, 2013); Barrio-Amorós and Santos (2012).