Adelphobates galactonotus

Splashback poison frog
Yellow-backed variant (above, captive) and yellow-and-black netted variant (below, from Cristalino State Park)
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dendrobatidae
Genus: Adelphobates
Species:
A. galactonotus
Binomial name
Adelphobates galactonotus
(Steindachner, 1864)
Map of northeastern Brazil, showing a highlighted range (in red) covering a roughly triangular area south of the lower reaches of the Amazon River
Distribution of the splash-backed poison frog
Synonyms

Dendrobates galactonotus Steindachner, 1864
Dendrobates paraensis Boulenger, 1913

Adelphobates galactonotus (splash-backed poison frog or splashback poison frog) is a species of poison dart frog. It is endemic to the rainforest of the southern Amazon Basin in Brazil.[3] Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests. The eggs are laid on the ground, but the tadpoles are carried to temporary pools. Though it remains widespread and locally common, it is threatened by habitat loss[1] and has already disappeared from some localities due to deforestation and flooding caused by dams.[4] The species is relatively common in captivity and regularly bred, but the wild populations are still at risk from illegal collection.[4]

  1. ^ a b Miguel Trefaut Rodrigues, Claudia Azevedo-Ramos, Marinus Hoogmoed (2010). "Adelphobates galactonotus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T55185A11253730. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-2.RLTS.T55185A11253730.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Adelphobates galactonotus (Steindachner, 1864)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Hoogmoed and Avila-Pires 2012 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).