Epipedobates espinosai

Epipedobates espinosai
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dendrobatidae
Genus: Epipedobates
Species:
E. espinosai
Binomial name
Epipedobates espinosai
(Funkhouser, 1956)
Synonyms[1]
  • Phyllobates espinosai Funkhouser, 1956
  • Dendrobates espinosai Myers, Daly, and Malkin, 1978
  • Epipedobates espinosai Myers, 1987
  • Ameerega espinosai Frost, Grant, Faivovich, Bain, Haas, Haddad, de Sá, Channing, Wilkinson, Donnellan, Raxworthy, Campbell, Blotto, Moler, Drewes, Nussbaum, Lynch, Green, and Wheeler, 2006
  • Dendrobates boulengeri Myers, Daly, and Malkin, 1978
  • Epipedobates robnatali van der Horst and Woldhuis, 2006
  • Epipedobates darwinwallacei Cisneros-Heredia and Yánez-Muñoz, 2011

The Darwin-Wallace poison frog, espinosa poison frog, turquoise-bellied poison frog, or turquoise-bellied poison arrow frog (Epipedobates espinosai) is a frog. It lives in Ecuador.[1][2][3]

Body

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The adult male frog is 16.0–17.5 mm long from nose to rear end and the adult female frog is 15.2–20.38 mm long. The skin of the frog's back is coffee color or dark red with blue and white marks. The sides of the body are black in color with some light blue.[2]

Home

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This frog lives near streams in forests. It is awake during the day. It hides under dead leaves on the ground. Scientists saw the frog between 858 and 1719 meters above sea level.[1][2][3]

Young

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Scientists have seen the tadpoles in streams and fast waterfalls. They have not seen the females laying eggs, but they have seen male frogs carrying tadpoles on their backs. Other frogs in Epipedobates lay eggs on the ground, and the male frogs carry the tadpoles to water.[2][3]

Danger

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People cut down many trees to make farms, to make places for animals to eat grass, and to get wood to build with.[3]

Scientists think people might catch this frog to sell as a pet, but scientists do not know if this is a danger to the frog or not.[3]

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Frost, Darrel R. "Epipedobates espinosai (Funkhouser, 1956)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Luis A. Coloma; Diego A. Ortiz; Caty Frenkel; Gabriela Pazmiño-Armijos (May 29, 2013). "Epipedobates espinosai (Funkhouser, 1956)". AmphibiaWeb (in Spanish). University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2023). "Turquoise-bellied Poison Frog: Epipedobates espinosai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T78499773A78500143. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T78499773A78500143.en. Retrieved October 25, 2024.