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CENTRAL / SOUTH AMERICAN POISONOUS
FROGS
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Dendrobates opisthomelas
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Family: Dendrobatidae
Genus: Dendrobates
Species: opisthomelas
Common Names
Andean Poison-Arrow Frog , Andean Poison Frog
Countries
Colombia
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Species Distribution Map
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Taxonomy and Biology
Adult length: 14.5mm
Description
Head and body dorsum and flanks are orange red to red sometimes with
a suffusion of brown. Arms and legs are brownish red or red with some
suffusion of brown. Head venter is red. Ventral surface body colour
is dark brown or chocolate brown with or without red spotting.
Habitat
Wet montane forest and cloud forest at elevations between about 1000
and 2400 metres.
Habits
Diurnal and terrestrial frog that tends to inhabit the leaf litter
and also found in bromeliads up to about 2 or 3 metres above ground.
Prey
Feeds mainly on ants and mites.
Poison Activity
Poison Type: Pumiliotoxins, Indolizidines,
Quinolizidines
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