Polkadot poison frog

Polkadot poison frog
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dendrobatidae
Genus: Oophaga
Species:
O. arborea
Binomial name
Oophaga arborea
(Myers, Daly & Martínez, 1984)
Synonyms
  • Dendrobates arboreus Myers, Daly and Martínez, 1984
  • Oophaga arboreus (Myers, Daly & Martínez, 1984)

The polkadot poison frog (Oophaga arborea) is a species of frogs in the family Dendrobatidae endemic to Panama,[2] where it is known as rana venenosa in Spanish. Its natural habitats are humid lowland and montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss and is listed by the IUCN as being "critically endangered".[1]

  1. ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Oophaga arborea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T55173A54344195. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T55173A54344195.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Oophaga arborea (Myers, Daly, and Martínez, 1984)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 31 July 2014.