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CENTRAL / SOUTH AMERICAN POISONOUS
FROGS
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Dendrobates abditus
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Family: Dendrobatidae
Genus: Dendrobates
Species: abditus
Common Names
Collins’s Poison-Arrow Frog , Collins’s Poison Frog
Countries
Ecuador
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Species Distribution Map
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Taxonomy and Biology
Adult length: 16mm
Description
Head dorsum, dorsal surface of body and flanks are uniform dark brown
to almost black. Head venter and ventral surface body colour is uniform
dark brown to blackish brown. Arms, legs, fingers and toes are uniform
dark brown to almost black except for a bright orange flash marking
at the base of each arm and leg.
Habitat
Cloud forest at an elevation of about 1700 metres.
Habits
Diurnal and terrestrial frog that inhabits the forest floor leaf litter
and ground living bromeliads.
Prey
No information available
Poison Activity
Poison Type: Pumiliotoxins
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