Ranitomeya summersi
| Ranitomeya summersi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Dendrobatidae |
| Genus: | Ranitomeya |
| Species: | R. summersi
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| Binomial name | |
| Ranitomeya summersi Brown, Twomey, Pepper, and Sanchez-Rodriguez, 2008[2]
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| Synonyms | |
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Dendrobates summersi (Brown, Twomey, Pepper, and Sanchez-Rodriguez, 2008) | |
Ranitomeya summersi, sometimes referred to as Summers' poison frog,[1] is a species of poison dart frogs found in the central Huallaga River drainage and adjacent Cordillera Azul National Park in central Peru.[1][3] Before 2008, the species was considered a subspecies of Ranitomeya fantastica.[2] The IUCN considers it an endangered species because of limited habitat range, habitat loss, and collection for the pet trade.[1][4][5]
They lay their eggs primarily in Dieffenbachia plants and in holes in trees.[4]
Morphology[]
Ranitomeya summersi is one of the larger species of poison dart frogs. It has an orange and black banded pattern and a large snout to vent length. Males and females exhibit no sexual dimorphism in snout to vent length, exhibiting a range from 15.5 mm to 20.4 mm. This species possesses a black marking over the eyes extending past the tympanum giving them the appearance of a mask. While Ranitomeya imitator can copy the appearance of R. summersi, R. summersi can be distinguished from the imitator by its soft buzz call which can only be heard less than 1 m away, and its dark mask which covers the tympanum. In contrast the Ranitomeya imitator calls are much louder and can be heard form 5 m away.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b c d IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Ranitomeya summersi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T193430A89224207. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T193430A89224207.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Brown, Jason L.; Twomey, Evan; Pepper, Mark; Rodriguez, Manuel Sanchez (16 July 2008). "Revision of the Ranitomeya fantastica species complex with description of two new species from Central Peru (Anura: Dendrobatidae)". Zootaxa. 1823: 1–24.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Ranitomeya summersi Brown, Twomey, Pepper, and Sanchez-Rodriguez, 2008". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- ^ a b Twomey, Evan; Brown, Jason. "Ranitomeya summersi". Dendrobates.org. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
- ^ "Red list changes highlight threats from over-exploitation". TRAFFIC. 10 November 2011.
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