Mannophryne riveroi ( Donoso-Barros 1964 )

Barrio-Amorós, César L., Rojas-Runjaic, Fernando J. M. & Señaris, J. Celsa, 2019, Catalogue of the amphibians of Venezuela: Illustrated and annotated species list, distribution, and conservation, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 180) 13 (1), pp. 1-198 : 48

Mannophryne riveroi ( Donoso-Barros 1964) *

Holotype: MZUC 8566 ( Colección de Donoso Barros V-307; see Barrio-Amorós and Ortiz 2015).

Type locality: “Cerro Azul, Macuro,” Estado Sucre, Venezuela.

Distribution: Region 2. Endemic of Peninsula de Paria, Sucre state.

Remarks: Barrio-Amorós et al. (2010b) reported natural history, variation, and malformations. Barrio-Amorós and Ortiz (2015) assign the proper number to the holotype in the collection of the Universidad de Concepción in Chile. Considered as Endangered by the current Venezuelan Red Book (Rojas-Runjaic and Señaris 2015 e).

Selected references: Donoso-Barros (1964); Rivero (1967c, 1968a, 1988); La Marca (1991c “1994,” 1994a, 1995b); Myers et al. (1991); Barrio-Amorós et al. (2010b,c); Barrio-Amorós and Ortíz (2015); Rojas-Runjaic and Señaris (2015 e).