Blue-bellied poison frog

Blue-bellied poison frog
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dendrobatidae
Genus: Andinobates
Species: A. minutus
Binomial name
Andinobates minutus
(Shreve, 1935)
Synonyms

Dendrobates minutus minutus Shreve, 1935
Dendrobates shrevei Dunn, 1940
Ranitomeya minuta (Shreve, 1935)
Minyobates minutus(Shreve, 1935)

The blue-bellied poison frog or bluebelly poison frog (Andinobates minutus) is a species of frog in the Dendrobatidae family. It is found in Colombia and Panama.[2] Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests. It is a locally abundant, terrestrial species.[1] As the scientific name suggests, it is a small frog, only 13–16 mm (0.51–0.63 in) in snout–vent length.[3] The eggs are deposited in leaf-litter; the male carries the tadpoles to bromeliads, where they complete their development.[1]

It is threatened by habitat loss (deforestation) and pollution. This species is not collected for pet trade, unlike many other poison frogs.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Solís, F., Ibáñez, R., Jaramillo, C., Fuenmayor, Q., Jungfer, K.-H. & Bolívar, W. (2004). "Ranitomeya minuta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Andinobates minutus (Shreve, 1935)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  3. Vitt, Laurie J.; Caldwell, Janalee P. (2014). Herpetology: An Introductory Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles (4th ed.). Academic Press. p. 489.
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