Global InformationAnomaloglossus kaiei information
| Anomaloglossus kaiei | |
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Conservation status
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 Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Aromobatidae |
| Genus: | Anomaloglossus |
| Species: | A. kaiei
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| Binomial name | |
| Anomaloglossus kaiei Kok, Sambhu, Roopsind, Lenglet, and Bourne, 2006)[2]
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| Synonyms | |
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Colostethus kaiei | |
Anomaloglossus kaiei is a species of frogs in the family Aromobatidae, commonly known as the Kaie rock frog. It was named in honor of Kaie, a great Chieftain of the Patamona tribe, who sacrificed himself to the Great Spirit Makonaima by canoeing over the Kaieteur falls in order to save his own people.[3] It is endemic to Guyana where it is known from the Kaieteur National Park and the Pacaraima Mountains.[2][4] However, as it is found along the Guyana–Brazil border, it is also possibly present in Brazil. This frog shows maternal care: female frogs can provide tadpoles with trophic eggs.[3]
- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Anomaloglossus kaiei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T135874A120129553. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T135874A120129553.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Anomaloglossus kaiei (Kok, Sambhu, Roopsind, Lenglet, and Bourne, 2006)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
- ^ a b Kok, Philippe J. R., et al. “A New Species of Colostethus (Anura: Dendrobatidae) with Maternal Care from Kaieteur National Park, Guyana.” Zootaxa, vol. 1238, no. 1, 2006, p. 35., doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1238.1.3.
- ^ Cole, C. J.; Townsend, C. R.; Reynolds, R. P.; MacCulloch, R. D.; Lathrop, A. (2013). "Amphibians and reptiles of Guyana, South America: Illustrated keys, annotated species accounts, and a biogeographic synopsis". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 125 (4): 317–578. doi:10.2988/0006-324X-125.4.317.