Stephen's Rocket Frog

About the Stephen's Rocket Frog

Anomaloglossus stepheni (common name: Stephen's rocket frog) is a species of frog in the family Aromobatidae. It is found in French Guiana and adjacent Suriname and Brazil. Colostethus stepheni is a small frog. Males measure about 14–17 millimetres (0.55–0.67 in) from snout to vent and females about 16–18 mm (0.63–0.71 in). Its general colour is some shade of brown and it has a dark stripe running down either side extending about halfway along the body. There are bluish-white specks below this and on the toes. The male has a white or grey vocal sac and the female a pale throat.

Colostethus stepheni occurs in French Guiana and adjacent Suriname as well as in the Amazon rainforest of Brazil where it is widespread in the Adolfo Ducke Forest Reserve near the confluence of the Rio Negro and Solimões River.

Colostethus stepheni is a diurnal, terrestrial species spending its life in forest litter where it forages on invertebrates such as termites, beetles and flies. Breeding takes place in the rainy season. The male finds a suitable location and calls to attract a female. The nesting site is a boat-shaped curled up fallen leaf with another... Wikipedia →