Ranitomeya toraro
| Ranitomeya toraro | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Dendrobatidae |
| Genus: | Ranitomeya |
| Species: | R. toraro
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| Binomial name | |
| Ranitomeya toraro Brown, Caldwell, Twomey, Melo-Sampaio, and Souza, 2011
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Ranitomeya toraro, the Apuriná poison frog, is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae. It is endemic to Colombia and Brazil and possibly nearby Peru.[2][3][1][4]
Taxonomy[edit]
Scientists used to classify this frog as conspecific with Adelphobates quinquevittaus and Ranitomeya ventrimaculata under the names Dendrobates quiquevittatus and Dendrobates ventrimaculatus but reevaluated the classifications in 2011.[1]
Description[edit]
The adult frog measures 15 - 17 mm in snout-vent length. The toes of all four feet have climbing disks. The skin of the frog's head and back is black. It has stripes, like other frogs in Ranitomeya, but they are thinner and narrower. This frog has stripes from its eyelids to its vent and one in the middle from the snout to the vent. There is a yellow spot on the snout. There is a ventrolateral stripe that is green-blue in color near the front legs and yellow near the groin. The chin is yellow in color with black spots. The belly and legs are black with light blue patterns that form ovals.[3]
Habitat[edit]
This frog lives in undisturbed primary and secondary forest in Amazonia. The frogs have been found on leaf litter, on logs, and on branches as high as 35 cm higher than the ground.[1]
Life cycle[edit]
Scientists have observed two clutches of eggs, one above a pool of water in a bromeliad plant, and one single egg above a pool of water in a bananeira-brava plant. They have also observed tadpoles swimming in the pools in P. guayanese and Heliconia plants, one tadpole per pool. Scientists think the tadpoles might engage in conspecific cannibalism. They have also seen adult male frogs carrying tadpoles on their backs.[1] Other frogs in Ranitomeya carry their tadpoles to transport them from one pool of water to another.
Threats[edit]
The IUCN classifies this frog as least concern of extinction because of its large range and population. Scientists believe it might be at some risk of capture for the international pet trade, but no one has been caught selling it yet as of 2023.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2023). "Apuriná Poison Frog: Ranitomeya toraro". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T78584817A85902680. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T78584817A85902680.en. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. "Ranitomeya toraro Pérez-Peña, Chávez, Twomey, and Brown, 2010". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
- ^ a b Sophie Allen; Tiffanie Dowd; Kaylee Pebelier (April 19, 2022). Ann T. Chang (ed.). "Ranitomeya toraro Brown, Caldwell, Twomey, Melo-Sampaio, & Souza, 2011". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
- ^ Brown JL; Twomey E; Amezquita A; De Souza MB; Caldwell JP; Loetters S; Von May R; Melo-Sampaio PR; Mejia-Vargas D; Perez-Pena P; Pepper M; Poelman EH; Sanchez-Rodriguez M; Summers K (2011). "A taxonomic revision of the Neotropical poison frog genus Ranitomeya (Amphibia: Dendrobatidae)". Zootaxa (Abstract). 3083: 1–120. doi:10.1055/sos-SD-201-00174. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
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