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CENTRAL / SOUTH AMERICAN POISONOUS
FROGS
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Epipedobates espinosai
| Family: Dendrobatidae
Genus: Epipedobates
Species: espinosai
Common Names
Turquoise-Bellied Poison-Arrow Frog , Turquoise-Bellied Poison
Frog , Espinosa Poison-Arrow Frog , Espinosa Poison Frog
Countries
Ecuador |
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Species
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Taxonomy and Biology
Adult length: 16mm
Description
Head dorsum and dorsal surface body colour is bright red. Flanks are
black and sharply defined from the red dorsum. Traces of a yellow stripe
from the lip margin to the base of the arm is present in the form of
broken yellow line and traces of a blue, lower lateral flank stripe
from mid body to the groin is present in the form of broken blue line.
Arms are yellowish brown to brown with black spotting. Hind legs are
black with blue spotting or mottling and bright red on the upper thigh.
Fingers and toes are mainly brown with some scattered black spotting.
Head venter and throat is black or brown with some blue spotting. Ventral
body surface is brown with blue spotting and marbling.
Habitat
Lowland rainforest up to an elevation of about 500 metres.
Habits
Diurnal and terrestrial frog that inhabits the forest floor leaf litter.
Prey
No information available
Poison Activity
Poison Type: Histrionicotoxins, Pumiliotoxins,
Indolizidines, Quinolizidines
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