Green poison frog
| Green poison frog | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Dendrobatidae |
| Subfamily: | Dendrobatinae |
| Genus: | Andinobates |
| Species: | A. viridis |
| Binomial name | |
| Andinobates viridis (Myers & Daly, 1976) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Dendrobates viridis Myers & Daly, 1976 | |
The green poison frog (Andinobates viridis) is a species of frog in the Dendrobatidae family. It is endemic to the western slope of the Cordillera Occidental, Colombia.[2] Its natural habitats are primary lowland and sub-montane forests; it can also been found in good secondary forests. It is a very common frog, but its distribution in severely fragmented and it is declining. It is threatened by habitat loss (deforestation) and pollution. This species is not recorded in the international pet trade.[1]
References
- 1 2 Bolívar, W. & Castro, F. (2004). "Ranitomeya viridis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Andinobates viridis (Myers and Daly, 1976)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
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