Anomaloglossus stepheni

Stephen's rocket frog  (Anomaloglossus stepheni) is a frog.  It lives in Pará and Amazonas in Brazil and in Suriname.

Body
The adult male frog is 14-17 mm long from nose to rear end and the adult female frog was 16-18 mm long. The skin of the frog's back is more than one brown. There is a darn brown stripe from the nose to the middle of the body. There are blue-white dots under it and on the toes. The male frog's voice sac is white or gray in color. Young frogs have dark heads and light brown backs.

Home
These frogs are awake during the day. These frogs live on the dead leaves on the ground in forests that have never been cut down and forests that are growing back.

This species lives in the leaf-litter of old growth and secondary tropical rainforest. It lays its eggs on land, and tadpoles are nidicolous

Scientists have seen this frog inside protected places: Área de Proteção Ambiental de Presidente Figueiredo - Caverna do Moroaga, Floresta Nacional de Saraca-Taquera, Floresta de Faro, Reserva Biológica de Uatuma, Reserva Biológica do Rio Trombetas, Reserva Florestal Adolpho Ducke, and Reserva Extrativitsa Riozinho do Anfrisio.

Food
Adult frogs eat termites, flies, and beetles. Young frogs eat collembolans and mites.

Young
The frogs have young between November and March. The female frog lays eggs on the sides of rolled leaves. She lays 3-6 eggs at a time. The tadpoles grow in nests on land. The male frog watches the eggs and tadpoles.

Danger
Scientists say this frog is not in danger of dying out.  The forests are large.

References

Category:Frogs of South America
Category:Poison dart frogs