Golfodulcean poison frog
Golfodulcean poison frog | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Dendrobatidae |
Genus: | Phyllobates |
Species: | P. vittatus
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Binomial name | |
Phyllobates vittatus (Cope, 1893)
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Synonyms[2] | |
Dendrobates tinctorius vittatus Cope, 1893 |
The Golfodulcean poison frog or Golfodulcean poison-arrow frog (Phyllobates vittatus) is a species of
Poison
Like all members of the genus
Scientists have not determined the batrachotoxin source for any species of the genus Phyllobates, although toxic birds from New Guinea likely get batrachotoxin from a small beetle of the family Melyridae.[3]
Description
P. vittatus is a fairly large poison frog, reaching a length of 3.5 cm in adulthood, with females typically being larger than males. They are more smooth-bodied than other species of the genus, having almost perfectly sloping backs. Unlike the related P. bicolor and P. terribilis, their shoulder blades are usually not visible beneath their skin, giving the frogs the appearance of being overweight. The frog's color is black, but it may appear to glitter due to chemical pigments in the skin. Its legs are mottled blue, and the sides often have a marble pattern of blue or green. One of the most distinctive features of P. vittatus are the two stripes running down its back for which it was named. These stripes are usually fire orange, but they may also be golden, yellow, or green, and extend from just above the cloaca to the end of the frog's nose.
Habitats
Its natural
As pets
Golfodulcean poison frogs are communal animals, and have recently become available in the pet trade.
References
- ^ . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Phyllobates vittatus (Cope, 1893)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- PMID 15520388.
- ^ "Phyllobates vittatus". Aquarium- terrariumspeciaalzaak Nasuta.