Allobates nunciatus

Allobates nunciatus is a frog.  It lives in Brazil.

Body
The adult male frog is 19.2-21.7 mm long from nose to rear end and the adult female frog is 19.3-22.0 mm long.  The skin of the frog's back is red-brown in color. There is a dark brown stripe and a pale white stripe on each side of the body. The legs can be red-brown or orange in color. The male frog's chest and throat are a little purple in color and the female frog's are yellow.

Home
This frog lives near streams in forests that do not flood. Sometimes scientists find it in igapó forests too. It is awake during the day. People have seen the frog between 82 and 221 meters above sea level.

The frog lives in some protected parks, for example Floresta Nacional de Itaituba and Floresta Nacional do Tapajós.

Young
The male frog sits on the dead leaves on the ground and calls to the female frogs. The female frog lays her eggs in a gel in dry, dead leaves on the ground. After the eggs hatch, the male frog carries the tadpoles to water.

Danger
Scientists say this frog is in danger of dying out.

References

Category:Frogs of South America