Chimantá Poison Frog vs Water yam

Anomaloglossus rufulus compared with Dioscorea alata

Key Differences

• Chimantá Poison Frog is Near Threatened while Water yam is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chimantá Poison Frog	Water yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Aromobatidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Anomaloglossus	Dioscorea
Species	Anomaloglossus rufulus	Dioscorea alata

Conservation Status

Chimantá Poison Frog

NT — Near Threatened

Water yam

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chimantá Poison Frog	Water yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chimantá Poison Frog

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Water yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (16 countries), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (6 countries).

Chimantá Poison Frog

The Chimantá Poison Frog (Anomaloglossus rufulus) is a species in the genus Anomaloglossus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇻🇪 Venezuela