Green poison frog

Green poison frog

Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Amphibia
Order:Anura
Family:Dendrobatidae
Genus:Andinobates
Species: A. viridis
Binomial name
Andinobates viridis
(Myers & Daly, 1976)
Synonyms

Dendrobates viridis Myers & Daly, 1976
Minyobates viridis (Myers & Daly, 1976)
Ranitomeya viridis (Myers & Daly, 1976)

The green poison frog (Andinobates viridis) is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae. It is endemic to the western slope of the Cordillera Occidental, Colombia.[2] Its natural habitats are primary lowland and sub-montane forests; it can also been found in good secondary forests. It is a very rare frog, numbering at fewer than 50, maybe even no individuals. Not seen since 2005, the species was uplisted from "Vulnerable" to "Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct)" in 2016. It is threatened by habitat loss (deforestation) and pollution. This species is not recorded in the international pet trade.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolívar, W. & Castro, F. (2004). "Ranitomeya viridis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  2. ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Andinobates viridis (Myers and Daly, 1976)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 13 September 2014.


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