Sky-blue poison frog
| Sky-blue Poison Frog | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Dendrobatidae |
| Genus: | Hyloxalus |
| Species: | H. azureiventris |
| Binomial name | |
| Hyloxalus azureiventris (Kneller and Henle, 1985) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Phyllobates azureiventris Kneller and Henle, 1985 | |
The sky-blue poison frog (Hyloxalus azureiventris) is a species of poison dart frog. It is endemic to Peru and known from the lower eastern versant of the Andes in the upper Amazon basin of the San Martín Region.[2]
Taxonomy
The species has been placed in numerous genera,[2] including the new genus Cryptophyllobates erected for it.[3] However, it is now placed in Hyloxalus; [2][3] although Hyloxalus azureiventris represents a distinct clade within Hyloxalus, recognizing it formally would render the rest of Hyloxalus paraphyletic.[3]
Description
Its main distinguishing feature is dorsolateral stripes that run down the back and end on the posterior.
References
- ↑ Javier Icochea, Ariadne Angulo, Karl-Heinz Jungfer, Stefan Lötters, Wilfredo Arizabal, Jorge Luis Martinez (2004). "Hyloxalus azureiventris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- 1 2 3 Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Hyloxalus azureiventris (Kneller and Henle, 1985)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- 1 2 3 Grant, T., Frost, D. R., Caldwell, J. P., Gagliardo, R., Haddad, C. F. B., Kok, P. J. R., Means, D. B., Noonan, B. P., Schargel, W. E., and Wheeler, W. C. (2006). "Phylogenetic systematics of dart-poison frogs and their relatives (Amphibia: Athesphatanura: Dendrobatidae)" (PDF). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 299: 1–262. doi:10.1206/0003-0090(2006)299[1:PSODFA]2.0.CO;2.