| Minyobates steyermarki | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Dendrobatidae |
| Genus: | Minyobates |
| Species: | M. steyermarki
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| Binomial name | |
| Minyobates steyermarki (Rivero, 1971)
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| Synonyms | |
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Dendrobates steyermarki Rivero, 1971 | |
Minyobates steyermarki (formerly Dendrobates steyermarki) is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae endemic to Cerro Yapacana in southern Venezuela. It is also known by the common names of demonic poison frog, demonic poison-arrow frog,[2] or Yapacana's little red frog.[3] It is monotypic in the genus Minyobates.[4]
Its natural habitat is montane tepui forest where it is common in terrestrial habitats among moss-clad rocks and breeds in bromeliads. Threats to this species include open pit gold mining, collection for the pet trade (and occasionally, for scientific purposes), and possibly wildfires, and the IUCN has assessed it as being "critically endangered".
- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Minyobates steyermarki". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T55202A109533981. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T55202A109533981.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Minyobates steyermarki (Rivero, 1971)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2014-09-03.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
AmphibiaWebwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Minyobates Myers, 1987". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2014-09-03.