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Bogota Rocket Frog
Mauricio Rivera Correa (CC BY-SA 2.5)

Bogota Rocket Frog

Hyloxalus subpunctatus
BirdNET IDBN05937
Taxon groupAmphibia
iNat observations26
Image sourceWikimedia
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Description wikipedia

The cream-backed poison frog (Hyloxalus subpunctatus) is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae endemic to Colombia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical, high-altitude grassland, shrub-dominated wetlands, swamps, intermittent freshwater marshes, rural gardens, urban areas, and heavily degraded former forests. The cream-backed poison frog is one of the less-toxic of the family. It has undergone several name changes since its discovery. Originally called Dendrobates subpunctatus, its name was changed to Colostethus subpuctatus once the family Dendrobatidae underwent a division of species and genera other than Dendrobates were coined. Recently, minor skeletal differences have separated the cream-backed poison frog from the rocket frogs, and placed it in another genus entirely, Hyloxalus.

Translated Descriptions (3)

es wikipedia
La rana venenosa con crema (Hyloxalus subpunctatus) es una especie de anfibio la familia Dendrobatidae, endémica de Colombia.
fr wikipedia
Hyloxalus subpunctatus est une espèce d'amphibiens de la famille des Dendrobatidae.
sv wikipedia
Hyloxalus subpunctatus är en groddjursart som först beskrevs av Cope 1899. Hyloxalus subpunctatus ingår i släktet Hyloxalus och familjen pilgiftsgrodor. IUCN kategoriserar arten globalt som livskraftig. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

Common Names (5 locales)

cs pralesnička bogotská
en Bogota Rocket Frog
id Katak racun punggung krem
nv Chʼał kʼaasdáhí dinilzhinígíí
ru Светлополосый древолаз

External Identifiers

iNaturalist#65715
Macaulay Libraryt-11137462
Xeno-CantoHyloxalus subpunctatus
observation.org#186664
GBIF2429181
NCBI238111
AvibaseHyloxalus-subpunctatus