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CENTRAL / SOUTH AMERICAN POISONOUS
FROGS
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Phyllobates lugubris
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Family: Dendrobatidae
Genus: Phyllobates
Species: lugubris
Common Names
Lovely Poison-Arrow Frog , Lovely Poison Frog
Countries
Costa Rica, Panama
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Species Distribution Map
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Taxonomy and Biology
Adult length: 18mm
Description
Head dorsum, dorsal surface body and flank colour is black with a
pair of usually narrow, bright orange ( sometimes yellowish ), dorsolateral
stripes that commence on the snout ( usually continuous around the snout
), pass over the eyes and extend to the posterior body. A white to bluish
stripe usually extends from the lower lip margin to the base of the
arm. Arms are usually yellow or yellowish green with irregular black
r mottling. Hind legs are mottled yellow to yellowish green and black.
Head venter is mainly black with some yellow or yellowish green mottling.
Ventral body surface is white to blue mottled with black.
Habitat
Lowland humid rainforest up to an elevation of about 700 metres.
Habits
Diurnal and terrestrial frog.
Prey
Feeds mainly on ants.
Poison Activity
Poison Type: Batrachotoxins, Histrionicotoxins,
Decahydroquinolines, Indolizidines
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