black-calabash vs Speer’s Collared Frog

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Mannophryne speeri

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while Speer’s Collared Frog is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Speer’s Collared Frog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Aromobatidae
Genus	Amphitecna	Mannophryne
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Mannophryne speeri

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Speer’s Collared Frog

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Speer’s Collared Frog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-calabash

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Speer’s Collared Frog

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

black-calabash

The Black-calabash (Amphitecna latifolia) is a species in the genus Amphitecna. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.