Green and black poison dart frog

Green and black poison dart frog
Two D. auratus from Panama
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dendrobatidae
Genus: Dendrobates
Species:
D. auratus
Binomial name
Dendrobates auratus
(Girard, 1855)
Range in red (Hawaiian population introduced)
Synonyms

Phyllobates auratus Girard, 1855 "1854"
Dendrobates latimaculatus Günther, 1859 "1858"
Dendrobates amoenus Werner, 1901

The green-and-black poison dart frog (Dendrobates auratus), also known as the green-and-black poison arrow frog and green poison frog (among others),[1][3] is a brightly-colored member of the order Anura native to southern Central America and Colombia. This species has also been introduced to Oahu, Hawaii in an effort to lower mosquito numbers.[1][3][4] It is one of the most variably colored species of poison dart frogs, after D. tinctorius, Adelphobates galactonotus and some Oophaga species. From a conservation standpoint, it is considered to be of least concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Within the reptile and amphibian hobby, D. auratus remains one of the most commonly kept, and easiest-to-breed, dart frogs in captivity, as well as in zoos.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. (2020). "Dendrobates auratus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T55174A3024941. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T55174A3024941.en. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Frost was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Dendrobates auratus (Girard, 1855)". Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS). United States Geological Survey.