Splash-back poison frog
For the splash-back poison frog from Brazil, see Adelphobates galactonotus.
Splash-back poison frog | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Dendrobatidae |
Subfamily: | Dendrobatinae |
Genus: | Ranitomeya |
Species: | R. variabilis |
Binomial name | |
Ranitomeya variabilis (Zimmermann and Zimmermann, 1988)[2][3] | |
Synonyms | |
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The splash-back poison frog (Ranitomeya variabilis), also referred to as the variable poison frog or Zimmermann's poison frog, is a small species of poison dart frog known from the upper Huallaga River drainage of San Martín Region, Peru.[1][4] It is semi-arboreal, living in the forest understory and canopy.[4] Like other poison frogs, it contains alkaloid poisons. The mimic poison frog is a Müllerian mimic of this species.[4]
The species was formerly considered to be synonym of Ranitomeya ventrimaculata.[2]
References
- 1 2 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.
- 1 2 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.
- ↑ Gifkikkerportaal
- 1 2 3 Monique Sanchez; Rebecca Knapp & Andrea Bondelie (2012). "Ranitomeya variabilis (Zimmermann and Zimmermann, 1988)". AmphibiaWeb. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
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