Aromobates | |
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Aromobates ornatissimus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Aromobatidae |
Subfamily: | Aromobatinae |
Genus: | Aromobates Myers, Paolillo-O., and Daly, 1991 |
Type species | |
Aromobates nocturnus Myers, Paolillo-O., and Daly, 1991
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Diversity | |
18 species (see text) | |
Synonyms | |
Nephelobates La Marca, 1994 |
Aromobates, sometimes known as the skunk frogs, is a genus of frogs from the Andes of Venezuela and Colombia. Originally a monotypic genus consisting of the skunk frog, Aromobates nocturnus alone, it was later[1] expanded to include Nephelobates. These frogs are difficult to differentiate from Allobates without using molecular markers.[2]