Ecuador poison frog
| Ecuador Poison Frog | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Dendrobatidae |
| Genus: | Epipedobates |
| Species: | E. bilinguis |
| Binomial name | |
| Epipedobates bilinguis Jungfer, 1989 |
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The Ecuador Poison Frog (Epipedobates bilinguis) is a species of frog in the Dendrobatidae family. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and possibly Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marches. It is threatened by habitat loss. The flashy and brilliant colors of this species constitutes a warning for its potential predators that its skin produces poison, a feature that makes it an undesirable food source. It is very common to hear the male singing from slightly elevates areas in search of a female. After copulating they are the ones in charge of transporting the tadpoles on their backs towards ponds, where the tadpoles complete their development.
[edit] References
- Castro, F., Rueda, J.V., Bolívar, W., Estupinan, R.A., Coloma, L.A., Ron, S. & Almandáriz, A. 2004. Epipedobates bilinguis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 July 2007.
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