| Cauca poison frog | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Dendrobatidae |
| Genus: | Andinobates |
| Species: | A. bombetes |
| Binomial name | |
| Andinobates bombetes (Myers & Daly, 1980) | |
The Cauca poison frog (Andinobates bombetes, synonyms Dendrobates bombetes, Ranitomeya bombetes) is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae. It is endemic to Colombia.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
When compared to other poison frogs the cauca poison frog has a limited homing ability to others who have been previously studied.[2]
References
- ↑ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2017). "Andinobates bombetes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T55177A85892086. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T55177A85892086.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ↑ Arcila-Pérez, Luisa F.; Atehortua-Vallejo, Michelle A.; Vargas-Salinas, Fernando (Dec 2020). "Homing in the Rubí Poison Frog Andinobates bombetes (Dendrobatidae)". Copeia. 108 (4): 948–956. doi:10.1643/CE-19-284. ISSN 0045-8511.
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