Andinobates altobueyensis

Andinobates altobueyensis (synonyms ) is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae. It is endemic to Alto del Buey mountain in the Serranía del Baudó range, in the Chocó Department of western Colombia.[3][4] Its common names include Alto de Buey poison frog, golden poison-arrow frog, and golden poison frog.[3]

Andinobates altobueyensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dendrobatidae
Genus: Andinobates
Species:
A. altobueyensis
Binomial name
Andinobates altobueyensis
(Silverstone, 1975)
Synonyms

Dendrobates altobueyensis Silverstone, 1975[2]
Ranitomeya altobueyensis (Silverstone, 1975)

Description

The holotype, an adult female, measured 17 mm (0.67 in) in snout–vent length. The adult male in the type series measured 15.5 mm (0.61 in) in snout–vent length; the other specimens were juveniles or not measured. These frogs are entirely yellow of various shades (yellow, greenish yellow, or golden); some individuals have small black spots on the dorsum, others also on the venter. The skin of back is slightly granular. The tympanum is round and has its postero-dorsal part concealed. Both fingers and toes lack fringes and webbing.[2]

Habitat and conservation

Its natural habitat is humid pre-montane forest at elevations of 980–1,070 m (3,220–3,510 ft) above sea level.[1][4] It lives on the ground and in bromeliads.[1] The tadpoles probably live in aroid leaf axils—almost all axils near the summit of Alto del Buey contained a tadpole, but it is not certain that they were this species, as opposed to Andinobates minutus.[2]

This frog has a very restricted range, and there is risk of habitat loss caused by smallholder agricultural activities, logging, and human settlement.[1]

References
  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2017. Andinobates altobueyensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T55171A85892262. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T55171A85892262.en. Downloaded on 03 January 2019.
  2. Silverstone, P. A. (1975). "A revision of the poison-arrow frogs of the genus Dendrobates Wagler" (PDF). Science Bulletin. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. 21: 1–55. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-08-07. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  3. Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Andinobates altobueyensis (Silverstone, 1975)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  4. Acosta-Galvis, A.R. (2016). "Andinobates altobueyensis (Silverstone, 1975)". Lista de los Anfibios de Colombia V.05.2015.0. www.batrachia.com. Archived from the original on 10 April 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
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