Allobates zaparo
| Sanguine poison frog | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Aromobatidae |
| Genus: | Allobates |
| Species: | A. zaparo |
| Binomial name | |
| Allobates zaparo (Silverstone, 1976) | |
The sanguine poison frog or Zaparo's poison frog (Allobates zaparo; in Spanish rana venenosa) is a species of frog in the family Aromobatidae. It is native to Ecuador and Peru, where it lives in tropical rainforest habitat.[1]
The frog lays its eggs in forest leaf litter, then carries the young to water.[1]
This species was treated in genus Epipedobates until phylogenetic analysis justified its transfer to Allobates.[2]
References
- 1 2 Icochea, J., et al. 2004. Allobates zaparo. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. Downloaded on 16 April 2015.
- ↑ Santos, J. C., Coloma, L. A., & Cannatella, D. C. (2003). Multiple, recurring origins of aposematism and diet specialization in poison frogs. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 100(22), 12792-97.
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