Biology:Colostethus ucumari
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Dendrobatidae |
| Genus: | Colostethus |
| Species: | C. ucumari
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| Binomial name | |
| Colostethus ucumari (Cochran and Goin, 1964)
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Colostethus ucumari is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae. It is endemic to Colombia.[2][3][1]
Description
This frog has a light dorsolateral stripe and almost no webbed skin on its feet. The frog has bright yellow flash coloration in the axilla and groin. Its ventral surfaces are blue-white in color.[4]
This frog secretes some chemicals from its skin.[4]
Habitat
Scientists have observed this frog in riparian habitats in cloud forests in Colombia's Cordillera Central. Scientists saw the frog between 2100 and 2500 meters above sea level on grassy vegetation or under rocks.[2][1]
The frog's range includes Parque Nacional Ucumarí and Parque Natural Regional La Pastora.[2][1]
Reproduction
After the eggs hatch, the male frog carries the tadpoles to water.[1]
Threats
The IUCN classifies this frog as endangered. The principal threats are habitat loss associated with cattle grazing and predation by rainbow trout. Scientists have detected Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in the frog's range, but they do not know if chytridiomycosis has caused any notable decline in the population.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2017). "Colostethus ucumari". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T135855A85910534.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/135855/85910534. Retrieved November 8, 2024.{{cite iucn}}: error: malformed |id= identifier (help)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Frost, Darrel R.. "Colostethus mertensi (Cochran and Goin, 1964)". American Museum of Natural History, New York. https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/Amphibia/Anura/Dendrobatoidea/Dendrobatidae/Colostethinae/Colostethus/Colostethus-ucumari.
- ↑ "Colostethus ucumari (Cochran & Goin, 1964)". University of California, Berkeley. https://amphibiaweb.org/species/6984.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Grantn T (2007). "A new, toxic species of Colostethus (Anura: Dendrobatidae: Colostethinae) from the Cordillera Central of Colombia.". Zootaxa 1555: 39–51. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1555.1.3. https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.1555.1.3. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
Wikidata ☰ Q4687376 entry
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