Cerrado Rocket Frog (Allobates goianus)

Mohamed bin Zayed Species project number 190521619

In search of Allobates goianus, an endangered species endemic to the Cerrado of Central Brazil.

The project aims to rediscover the species in its type locality as well as find new populations in adjacent suitable areas, conduct surveys to estimate abundance of specimens, obtain key material (tissue samples to access the populations genetic structure) and also information about the species natural history (e.g., reproductive activities), and evaluate threats and promote actions to the conservation of the species.

 

Project document

• This publication reports a new distributional record for Allobates goianus




Project 190521619 location - Brazil, South America