Andinobates abditus

Andinobates abditus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dendrobatidae
Genus: Andinobates
Species: A. abditus
Binomial name
Andinobates abditus
(Myers and Daly, 1976)
Synonyms

Dendrobates abditus Myers and Daly, 1976
Ranitomeya abdita (Myers and Daly, 1976)
Andinobates abdita (lapsus)

Andinobates abditus is a species of poison dart frog, sometimes known as the Collins' poison frog. It is endemic to Ecuador where it is only known from its type locality, at the eastern base of the Reventardor volcano, in the Napo Province.[2]

Andinobates abditus no longer survives in its type locality, although it is possible that it occurs elsewhere (including the nearby Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve, but its presence there has not been confirmed). The disappearance from the type locality was due to habitat loss, possibly together Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis infection. The type locality was characterized by dense, humid forest with lots of mosses and epiphytes.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Luis A. Coloma, Santiago Ron (2004). "Andinobates abdita". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Andinobates abditus (Myers and Daly, 1976)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
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