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CENTRAL / SOUTH AMERICAN POISONOUS
FROGS
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Dendrobates occultator
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Dendrobatidae
Genus: Dendrobates
Species: occultator
Common Names
La Brea Poison-Arrow Frog , La Brea Poison Frog
Countries
Colombia |
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Species
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Taxonomy and Biology
Adult length: 25mm
Description
Head dorsum and dorsal surface body colour is bright red with the
pigment extending onto the base of the arms and legs. Flanks are black
with small bright yellow spots. Head venter is black with some yellow
spotting. Ventral surface colour is black with moderately large, bright
yellow spots which may sometimes fuse to form an almost yellow ventral
body surface. Remainder of arms and legs are black sometimes with whitish
finger and toe tips.
Habitat
Lowland rainforest at elevation up to about 200 metres.
Habits
Diurnal and believed to be mainly terrestrial but with strong arboreal
tendencies.
Prey
No information available
Poison Activity
Poison Type: Histrionicotoxins, Pumiliotoxins,
Decahydroquinolines, Indolizidines, Quinolizidines
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