Coastal Rocket Frog vs

Allobates bromelicola compared with Leproplaca cirrochroa

Key Differences

• Coastal Rocket Frog is Vulnerable while is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coastal Rocket Frog
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Fungi (균계)
Phylum	Chordata (척삭동물)	Ascomycota (자낭균류)
Class	Amphibia (양서류)	Lecanoromycetes (요강버섯강)
Order	Anura (개구리목)	Teloschistales (Teloschistales)
Family	Aromobatidae	Teloschistaceae
Genus	Allobates	Leproplaca
Species	Allobates bromelicola	Leproplaca cirrochroa

Conservation Status

Coastal Rocket Frog

VU — Vulnerable

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Leproplaca cirrochroa는 Teloschistaceae과에 속하는 각질지의류로, 준위협(NT) 등급으로 평가되었습니다. 영양분이 풍부한 암석 표면과 수피에서 자라며, 종종 해안이나 보호된 서식지에서 발견됩니다. 같은 속의 다른 종처럼 안트라퀴논 색소로 인해 밝은 주황-황색 엽체를 형성합니다.