Anomaloglossus beebei

[2] The phytotelmata of this bromeliad is the site of oviposition and tadpole rearing and are defended over time by the males.

The females of this species are more brightly golden coloured whereas males are more of a dull tan with brown pigmentation.

[6] The golden rocket frog species exhibits a rare phenomenon of reverse sexual dichromatism, meaning that the females are showier than the males.

The females are a bright golden colour, whereas the males tend to be a dull tan with partial brown pigmentation located on their dorsal surface, flanks, and legs.

[3] Males have partial brown pigmentation on their dorsal surface, flanks, and legs.

It is possible that this may be due to the colour being a sex recognition signal, a target of male mate choice, or a form of female dominance or aggression.

[5] The golden rocket frog is native and restricted to Guyana, which is in South America.

Kaieteur National Park is the region where Brocchinia micrantha, a species of bromeliad flower, is found.

The Brocchinia micrantha flowers are able to hold some water from rainwater or mist on the leaves which tend to be utilized by A. beebei.

The water that is accumulated in these microhabitats tends to be acidic and low in dissolved oxygen and conductivity.”.

[10] Social recognition plays a large role in this species as seen through the presence of the dear enemy effect.

Tadpoles tend to obtain nutrients by grazing on algal mats and catching prey in the pools created in the bromeliad.

[9] Compared to where tadpole rearing occurred, areas, where oviposition was common, tend to have lower temperatures and leaf angles, less water, more dissolved oxygen, and more crabs.

[12] Additionally, mothers can lay trophic eggs while repeatedly visiting offspring.

Males use three different types of vocalizations: courtship calls, territorial encounters, and advertisements.

These advertisement calls are composed of three or four high-pitched, short and rapid repeated pulses with 35 millisecond durations.

Thus, the call rate indirectly provides information regarding a male's resource acquiring and competitive abilities.

[14] The properties of a male's calling are not correlated to snout-vent length or mass and dominant frequency.

However, the Kaiei's rocket frog has a call with a lower dominant frequency and pulse rate.

These predators include the grapsid crab, dragonfly larvae, and spiders found in phytotelmata.

Golden rocket frog seen in Kaieteur Falls
Golden rocket frog seen in Kaieteur Falls taken by Dan Sloan on 10 December 2015, 15:20