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Amazophrynella minuta

Amazophrynella minuta

(Melin, 1941)

GBIF:232129502

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Remarks: Amazophrynella minuta is an abundant terrestrial species of the forest floor leaf litter throughout its distribution. In Venezuela it is very rare. Only one specimen found in many years of monitoring amphibians in Amazonas State (Rojas-Runjaic et al. 2013). Fouquet et al. (2012 a) suggested a different species of the A. minuta complex may exist in the Guianas and, thus, populations currently considered to belong to species A. minuta need to be better defined to delineate specification. Rojas et al. (2016) further examined the A. minuta complex.
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): 1-198, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11404264
Distribution: Widely dispersed in Amazonia occurring in Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, Bolivia, the Guianas, and Peru. In Venezuela, known only from near Raudal de Danto, Cuao River, Amazonas State (Rojas-Runjaic et al. 2013).
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): 1-198, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11404264
Holotype: BM 1968. 940. Type locality: Taracuá, Uaupés, Brazil.
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): 1-198, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11404264

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Catalogue of the amphibians of Venezuela: Illustrated and annotated species list, distribution, and conservation

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This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article 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): 1-198, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11404264

Abstract. —Presented is an annotated checklist of the amphibians of Venezuela, current as of December 2018. The last comprehensive list (Barrio-Amorós 2009c) included a total of 333 species, while the current catalogue lists 387 species (370 anurans, 10 caecilians, and seven salamanders), including 28 species not yet described or properly identified. Fifty species and four genera are added to the previous list, 25 species are deleted, and 47 experienced nomenclatural changes. Eleutherodactylus terraebolivaris Rivero, 1961 is synonymized with Hylodes incertus Lutz, 1927 as Pristimantis incertus. Oreophrynella dendronastes Lathrop and MacCulloch, 2007, is considered a junior synonym of O. macconnelli (Boulenger 1895). Centrolene Jiménez de la Espada, 1872, is a feminine genus, so all species in the genus are amended. Centrolenella pulidoi Rivero, 1968 is considered a junior synonym of Hyla benitezi Rivero, 1961, as Boana benitezi. Centrolenella estevesi Rivero, 1968 is considered a junior synonym of Hyla jahni Rivero, 1961, as Hyloscirtus jahni. Illustrated herein are 300 species (77.5% of the total). Lastly, the distributions for all species are revised, species that possibly occur within Venezuela are suggested, and comments are provided on nomenclature and conservation issues.

Barrio-Amorós C L, Rojas-Runjaic F J M, Señaris J C, felipe (2019). Catalogue of the amphibians of Venezuela: Illustrated and annotated species list, distribution, and conservation. Plazi.org taxonomic treatments database. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/rwvjg8 accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-06-15.

CC0Published 7/14/2019View dataset
GBIF Usage Key
232129502
Dataset Key
7eabb3cb-039d-4906-b7a4-6de4d0d47294
Origin
source
Backbone Key
9630922
Taxon ID
4608879FFFA4FF906DDAF911FDFAFA79.taxon
Last Crawled
6/9/2026
Last Interpreted
6/9/2026