Splash-back poison frog

Splash-back poison frog
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dendrobatidae
Genus: Ranitomeya
Species: R. variabilis
Binomial name
Ranitomeya variabilis
(Zimmermann and Zimmermann, 1988)[2][3]
Synonyms
  • Dendrobates variabilis Zimmermann and Zimmermann, 1988

The splash-back poison frog (Ranitomeya variabilis), also referred to as Zimmermann's poison frog, is a species of poison dart frog known from the Amazonian rainforests of Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, and Colombia.[2] It is arboreal, living in the rainforest canopy.

The species was formerly considered to be synonym of Ranitomeya ventrimaculata.[2]

Arboreal habitat of Ranitomeya variabilis with epiphytic bromeliad Aechmea zebrina.

References

  1. ↑ Javier Icochea, Karl-Heinz Jungfer (2004). "Ranitomeya variabilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Ranitomeya variabilis (Zimmermann and Zimmermann, 1988)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  3. ↑ Gifkikkerportaal
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