Rainforest rocket frog

Silverstoneia flotator
Silverstoneia flotator in Panama
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dendrobatidae
Genus: Silverstoneia
Species: S. flotator
Binomial name
Silverstoneia flotator
(Dunn, 1931)
Synonyms

Phyllobates flotator Dunn, 1931
Colostethus flotator (Dunn, 1931)

The rainforest rocket frog (Silverstoneia flotator) is a terrestrial, diurnal frog found in humid lowlands of Costa Rica and Panama. It is generally very common and therefore considered to be of least concern by the IUCN. The taxonomy is in need of a review, as it may consist of a complex of several species.

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External links

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