Dendrobates nubeculosus

Dendrobates nubeculosus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dendrobatidae
Genus: Dendrobates
Species:
D. nubeculosus
Binomial name
Dendrobates nubeculosus
Jungfer and Böhme, 2004

The Rockstone poison dart frog (Dendrobates nubeculosus) is a frog. It lives in Guyana.

Body

The adult frog is about 24.5 mm long from nose to rear end. Scientists think the male frog is larger than the female frog. Scientists studied one frog: The skin of its back was black or dark brown in color with big blue marks and some light spots. There was blue and black color on its sides. Its belly was all black.

Name

Scientists gave this frog the English name "Rockstone" because they found it near a town named Rockstone. They gave it the Latin name nebulosus because that means "covered in small clouds."

Home

Scientists found this frog in exactly one place: an evergreen forest that was flooded. They found it near streams. Scientists found this frog 7 meters above sea level.

Young

Scientists believe this frog hatches out of its egg as a tadpole because other frogs in Dendrobates do.

Danger

Scientists do not know whether this frog is at risk of dying out.

First paper

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Dendrobates nubeculosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T61769A120314617. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T61769A120314617.en. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  2. ↑ Frost, Darrel R. "Dendrobates nubeculosus Jungfer and Böhme, 2004". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 Sophie dela Cruz; Kate Korchek (November 19, 2023). Ann T. Chang (ed.). "Dendrobates nubeculosus Jungfer and Böhme, 2004". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved July 16, 2024.