Ranitomeya flavovittata

Ranitomeya flavovittata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dendrobatidae
Subfamily: Dendrobatinae
Genus: Ranitomeya
Species: R. flavovittata
Binomial name
Ranitomeya flavovittata
(Schulte, 1999)
Synonyms

Dendrobates flavovittatus Schulte, 1999

Ranitomeya flavovittata is a species of frog in the Dendrobatidae family. It is endemic to Peru and known with certainty only from the Loreto Region where its type locality is.[2][3]

Habitat and conservation

Ranitomeya flavovittata occur in old-growth and secondary tropical forests. They seem to use Guzmania bromeliads for breeding. Habitat loss and pet trade are threats to the species.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2013). "Ranitomeya flavovittata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Ranitomeya flavovittata (Schulte, 1999)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  3. Brown, J.L., et al. (2011). A taxonomic revision of the Neotropical frog genus Ranitomeya (Amphibia: Dendrobatidae). Zootaxa 3083: 1–120


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