Aromobates leopardalis

Aromobates leopardalis is a species of frog in the family Aromobatidae. It is endemic to the Mérida of western Venezuela, with one population within the Sierra Nevada National Park.

Habitat

Its natural habitats are páramo grassland and sub-páramo shrubland environments and cloud forest. It is usually found within grasses and frailejones, usually along and within streams. Scientists saw the frog between 2400 and 3300 meters above sea level.
Scientists have seen the frog in Parque Nacional Sierra Nevada.

Odor

Both adults and tadpoles can create smells that are unpleasant to the human nose.

Threats

This species has not been seen in at least a decade. Scientists infer that chytridiomycosis may have caused a precipitous decline in this species population because it did so with another frog species that shares its habitat, Atelopus mucubajiensis. They also cite water pollution and introduced trout species as threats.