Caribbean Nurse Frog vs Reticulate round ray

Allobates caribe compared with Urotrygon reticulata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caribbean Nurse Frog	Reticulate round ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Aromobatidae	Urotrygonidae
Genus	Allobates	Urotrygon
Species	Allobates caribe	Urotrygon reticulata

Evolutionary Relationship

Caribbean Nurse Frog and Reticulate round ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Caribbean Nurse Frog

CR — Critically Endangered

Reticulate round ray

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caribbean Nurse Frog	Reticulate round ray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caribbean Nurse Frog

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 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.

Reticulate round ray

Caribbean Nurse Frog

The Caribbean Nurse Frog (Allobates caribe) is a species in the genus Allobates. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types within the Ne