Biology:Sky-blue poison frog
| Sky-blue Poison Frog | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Dendrobatidae |
| Genus: | Hyloxalus |
| Species: | H. azureiventris
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| Binomial name | |
| Hyloxalus azureiventris (Kneller and Henle, 1985)
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| Synonyms | |
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Phyllobates azureiventris Kneller and Henle, 1985 | |
The sky-blue poison frog (Hyloxalus azureiventris) is a species of poison dart frog. It is endemic to Peru and known from the lower eastern versant of the Andes in the upper Amazon basin of the San Martín Region.[2]
Habitat and ecology
The species habitat is primarily lowland tropical rainforests as well as inland wetlands of Peru. Little is known about the species' adaptability to modified habitats. The sky-blue poison frog lays its eggs under leaf litter found in its habitat. The larvae are then transported to small streams to hatch.[3]
Taxonomy
The species has been placed in numerous genera,[2] including the new genus Cryptophyllobates erected for it.[4] However, it is now placed in Hyloxalus;[2][4] although Hyloxalus azureiventris represents a distinct clade within Hyloxalus, recognizing it formally would render the rest of Hyloxalus paraphyletic.[4]
Description
Its main distinguishing feature is dorsolateral stripes that run down the back and end on the posterior.
Conservation status and threats
Due to the decreasing population of sky-blue poison frogs, the species is ranked as endangered by the IUCN. The major threat to the species is habitat loss resulting from human residential and commercial development.[3]
References
- ↑ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Hyloxalus azureiventris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T55169A89200449. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T55169A89200449.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/55169/89200449. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Hyloxalus azureiventris (Kneller and Henle, 1985)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Dendrobatidae/Hyloxalinae/Hyloxalus/Hyloxalus-azureiventris.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Icochea, Javier; Angulo, Ariadne; Jungfer, Karl-Heinz; Lötters, Stefan; Arizabal, Wilfredo; Martinez, Jorge Luis (2004-04-30). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Hyloxalus azureiventris". https://www.iucnredlist.org/en.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Grant, T.; Frost, D. R.; Caldwell, J. P.; Gagliardo, R.; Haddad, C. F. B.; Kok, P. J. R.; Means, D. B.; Noonan, B. P. et al. (2006). "Phylogenetic systematics of dart-poison frogs and their relatives (Amphibia: Athesphatanura: Dendrobatidae)". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 299: 1–262. doi:10.1206/0003-0090(2006)299[1:PSODFA2.0.CO;2]. http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/dspace/bitstream/2246/5803/1/B299.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q28026983 entry
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