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CENTRAL / SOUTH AMERICAN POISONOUS
FROGS
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Epipedobates myersi
| Family: Dendrobatidae
Genus: Epipedobates
Species: myersi
Common Names
Myers’s Poison-Arrow Frog , Myers’s Poison Frog
Countries
Colombia |
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Species
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Taxonomy and Biology
Adult length: 28mm
Description
Head dorsum and dorsal surface body colour is dark brown with granules
darker brown and a brighter dorsolateral region ( not forming a stripe
). Flanks are black. A white ( anterior ) to yellowish ( posterior )
lower lateral stripe commences near the nostril and extends posteriorly
to the groin region. Arms and legs are brown with darker brown spotting,
a reddish tint on the upper thighs and a weakly defined or diffuse yellowish
patch at the base of the arm. Head venter and throat is dark brown or
blackish brown but becoming whitish on the ventral body surface with
dark brown to black marbling.
Habitat
Lowland rainforest
Habits
Diurnal and terrestrial frog that inhabits the forest floor leaf litter.
Prey
No information available
Poison Activity
Poison Type: No information available
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