CENTRAL / SOUTH AMERICAN POISONOUS FROGS

Epipedobates boulengeri

Family: Dendrobatidae Genus: Epipedobates Species: boulengeri Common Names Marbled Poison-Arrow Frog , Marbled Poison Frog Countries Colombia, Ecuador
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Taxonomy and Biology

Adult length: 15mm

Description

Head dorsum and dorsal surface body colour is brown with paler and darker spotting or marbling and bordered below with a yellowish, orange or reddish ( often with a brown tint ) dorsolateral stripe commencing posterior to the eye and extending to the groin. Flanks are blackish brown or black. A white to yellowish stripe commences on the upper lip anterior to the eye and extends to the upper arm. At the base of the arms there is usually a white to yellowish patch ( sometimes absent or indistinct ). Remainder of arms and legs are black with yellow to brown irregular spots or stripes. Head venter, throat and ventral body surface is black with white to yellow ( occasionally greenish ) marbling.

Habitat

Elevations up to about 1200 metres in rainforest.

Habits

Diurnal and terrestrial frog.

Prey

Feeds mainly on ants and beetles.

Poison Activity

Poison Type: No information available