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The Golfodulcean poison frog or Golfodulcean poison-arrow frog (Phyllobates vittatus) is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae endemic to Costa Rica. [1] [2]
Phyllobates is a genus of poison dart frogs native to Central and South America, from Nicaragua to Colombia. ... Phyllobates vittatus (Cope, 1893) Costa Rica.
The lovely poison frog or lovely poison-arrow frog (Phyllobates lugubris) is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae. It is found on the Caribbean versant of Central America from southeastern Nicaragua through Costa Rica to northwestern Panama , with one record just west of the Panama Canal .
In some species, the male frog will periodically return to the clutch and moisten the eggs with urine from his bladder. For example, the male poison arrow frog Phyllobates vittatus sits on top of his eggs and sheds liquid. He visits the clutch roughly three times each day until hatching. [2]
Phyllobates Duméril and Bibron, 1841: P. lugubris species group Phyllobates lugubris (Schmidt, 1857) Phyllobates vittatus (Cope, 1893) P. bicolor species group Phyllobates bicolor (Duméril and Bibron, 1841) Phyllobates aurotaenia (Boulenger, 1913) Phyllobates sp. aff. aurotaenia [5] Phyllobates terribilis (Myers, Daly, and Malkin, 1978 ...
This is a list of amphibians found in Costa Rica.A total of 194 amphibian species have been recorded in Costa Rica, three of which are extinct.This list is derived from the database listing of AmphibiaWeb. [1]
Golfodulcean poison frog (Phyllobates vittatus) Summers' poison frog (Ranitomeya summersi) Black-legged poison frog (Phyllobates bicolor) Mantellids.
Endemic amphibians include the Airstrip caecilia (Oscaecilia osae), so-called because it is only found near the La Sirena airstrip on the Osa Peninsula, the critically endangered Golfito robber frog (Eleutherodactylus taurus), and the endangered Golfodulcean poison frog (Phyllobates vittatus). [3]