Allobates fratisenescus

The Mera rocket frog (Allobates fratisenescus) is a frog.  It lives in Ecuador. Scientists think it could live in Peru too.

Body
The adult male frog is 18.7–20.2 mm long from nose to rear end and the adult female frog is 18.5–21.2 mm long. The skin of the frog's back is brown in color with a light line down each side of the body and another line closer to the belly. There are other marks on the back.

Home
This frog lives in Amazon rainforests. Scientists have seen the frog between 450 and 1150 meters above sea level.

Scientists have seen the frog in two protected parks: Parque Nacional Sangay and Reserva Biológica El Quimi.

Name
Scientists named this frog fratisenescus for the Latin words for "older brother." They chose this name because the frog is one of the biggest in its group.

Young
Scientists think that the tadpoles swim in streams.

Danger
Scientists say this frog is in some danger of dying out. Human beings cut down trees to make places for cows and to get wood to build with.

First paper

References

Category:Frogs of South America