Brazil-nut poison frog

Brazil-nut poison frog
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. castaneoticus
Binomial name
Adelphobates castaneoticus
(Caldwell and Myers [fr], 1990)
Distribution of the Brazil-nut poison frog
Synonyms[4]

Dendrobates castaneoticus Caldwell and Myers, 1990[3]

The Brazil-nut poison frog (Adelphobates castaneoticus) is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae. It is endemic to the state of Pará in Brazil.[4] The frog is believed to have received its common name from the fact that its tadpoles sometimes develop in the hard capsules of the Brazil nut tree, which are common in its range. The nuts fall to the forest floor where they are broken open by agoutis and other animals seeking the seeds, and empty husks fill with water.[5]

  1. ^ Miguel Trefaut Rodrigues, Claudia Azevedo-Ramos (2004). "Adelphobates castaneoticus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T55179A11252315. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55179A11252315.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
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