Red-headed poison frog
| Red-headed poison frog | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Dendrobatidae |
| Genus: | Ranitomeya |
| Species: | R. fantastica |
| Binomial name | |
| Ranitomeya fantastica (Boulenger, 1884) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Dendrobates fantasticus Boulenger, 1884 "1883"[2] | |
The red-headed poison frog (Ranitomeya fantastica) is a species of frog in the Dendrobatidae family. It is endemic to Peru and found in the northern San Martín and Loreto Regions.[1][3]
Its natural habitats are primary and older secondary growth wet forests. The species uses phytotelmata for breeding, which must be present in its habitat. Females lay 2–6 eggs which male then guards.[1]
The species is threatened by collection for international pet trade as well as habitat loss.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2012). "Ranitomeya fantastica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ↑ Boulenger, G. A. (1884). "On a collection of frogs from Yurimaguas, Huallaga River, Northern Peru". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1883: 635–638.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Ranitomeya fantastica (Boulenger, 1884)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
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