Splashback poison frog | |
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Yellow-backed variant (above, captive) and yellow-and-black netted variant (below, from Cristalino State Park) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Dendrobatidae |
Genus: | Adelphobates |
Species: | A. galactonotus
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Binomial name | |
Adelphobates galactonotus (Steindachner, 1864)
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Distribution of the splash-backed poison frog | |
Synonyms | |
Dendrobates galactonotus Steindachner, 1864 |
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]
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