Andinobates tolimensis
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Dendrobatidae |
| Genus: | Andinobates |
| Species: | A. tolimensis
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| Andinobates tolimensis (Bernal, M.H., Luna-Mora, V.F., Gallego, O. and Quevedo, A. 2007)
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Andinobates tolimensis, the Tolimense poison frog, is a species of
Description
Its skin is golden or coppery with yellow spots on the upper part of the front legs and sometimes from the junction of these to the lower lip; a black or brown spot goes over the yellow one.
Behavior
Calls occur in a series of short, soft buzzes (each lasting 0.84-0.99 seconds), like cricket sounds and similar to calls made by A. dorisswansonae, but softer. The call is pulsed and has a dominant frequency of 4.73-5.22 kHz as recorded in captivity.[4]
Males will carry single tadpoles on their back, demonstrating parental care.[4]
Taxonomy
It was discovered in 2006 by biologist Oscar Gallego and identified as a different species by herpetologist Juan Manuel Rengifo.[5] The description was made by a team led by experts from the University of Tolima and was published in 2007.
The species name tolimensis means 'from Tolima', which references the University where it was found.[4]
References
- ^ Frost, Darrel Amphibian Species of the World, version 5.6. The American Museum of Natural History. Consultado el 9 de febrero de 2013.
- ^ Brown, Jason L.; Eva Twomey; Adolfo Amézquita; Daniel Mejía-Vargas et al. (2011) "A taxonomic revision of the Neotropical poison frog genus Ranitomeya (Amphibia: Dendrobatidae)Archived March 5, 2016, at the Wayback Machine"; Zootaxa 3083: 1- 120 (20-39).
- ^ "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
- ^ a b c d "AmphibiaWeb - Andinobates tolimensis". amphibiaweb.org. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
- ^ Gallego Carvajal, Oscar; A. Quevedo; V.F. Luna y W.E. Figueroa (2007) "Falan Cuna de la Vida". Municipio de Falan.