Cauca Robber Frog vs Coastal Rocket Frog

Pristimantis acatallelus compared with Allobates bromelicola

Key Differences

• Cauca Robber Frog is Least Concern while Coastal Rocket Frog is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cauca Robber Frog	Coastal Rocket Frog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order same	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Craugastoridae	Aromobatidae
Genus	Pristimantis	Allobates
Species	Pristimantis acatallelus	Allobates bromelicola

Evolutionary Relationship

Cauca Robber Frog and Coastal Rocket Frog share a common ancestor at the Order level: Anura. (Frogs & Toads)

Conservation Status

Cauca Robber Frog

LC — Least Concern

Coastal Rocket Frog

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cauca Robber Frog	Coastal Rocket Frog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cauca Robber Frog

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Coastal Rocket Frog

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Range

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

Cauca Robber Frog

The Cauca Robber Frog (Pristimantis acatallelus) is a species in the genus Pristimantis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Coastal Rocket Frog

Coastal rocket frog (Allobates bromelicola) is a small terrestrial frog in the family Allophrynidae (formerly placed in Dendrobatidae), endemic to coastal lowland forests of Venezuela. Despite its placement near poison dart frogs, Allobates species are non-toxic. This species inhabits the humid leaf litter and bromeliads of coastal Venezuelan forests, where adults care for egg clutches and transport tadpoles to small water bodies including bromeliad phytotelmata. The genus Allobates is widespread across Amazonian and coastal South American forests, characterised by vocal males, ground-level activity, and close parental care. Coastal rocket frog is assessed as Vulnerable by the IUCN, primarily due to restricted range, habitat loss from deforestation for agriculture, livestock grazing, and urban expansion along Venezuela's coast. Climate change poses an additional threat through altered precipitation patterns affecting its bromeliad microhabitats. The species' specific association with bromeliads makes it particularly sensitive to vegetation structure loss. As with many narrowly endemic amphibians, ex-situ conservation programmes and improved habitat protection within its range are considered important management priorities.