Aromobates molinarii
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Aromobates molinarii faces severe threats from habitat destruction due to agricultural expansion and urban development in its restricted Venezuelan range. Mining activities and infrastructure development have further fragmented its already limited cloud forest habitat. The species' extremely small population size makes it vulnerable to stochastic events and genetic bottlenecks that could drive it to extinction.
Habitat
This critically endangered poison frog inhabits cloud forests and montane humid forests in the Venezuelan Andes, typically found near streams and seepages at elevations between 1,800-2,400 meters. The species requires pristine forest conditions with high humidity and stable temperatures characteristic of these fragile montane ecosystems.
