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The green-and-black poison dart frog (Dendrobates auratus), also known as the green-and-black poison arrow frog and green poison frog (among others), [1] [3] is a brightly-colored member of the order Anura native to southern Central America and Colombia. This species has also been introduced to Oahu, Hawaii in an effort to lower mosquito numbers.
Saxatilia sipaliwini is a species of cichlid native to South America. It is found in the Sipaliwini River, in its upper Corantijn drainage in Suriname . This species reaches a length of 17.3 cm (6.8 in).
Dendrobates is a genus of poison dart frogs native to Central and South America. It once contained numerous species, but most originally placed in this genus have been split off into other genera such as Adelphobates, Ameerega, Andinobates, Epipedobates, Excidobates, Oophaga, Phyllobates and Ranitomeya (essentially all the brightly marked poison dart frogs; i.e. excluding the duller genera in ...
COURTESY DLNR Coqui frogs, native to Puerto Rico, were unintentionally introduced to Hawaii around 1988, according to the Oahu Invasive Species Committee. COURTESY DLNR Coqui frogs, native to ...
The green poison frog (Andinobates viridis) is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae.They are a small green colored frog, approximately 14-16 millimeters in size. Their color is a uniform green with brighter green back and legs, while the ventral side of the frog is metallic.
The Sipaliwini Savanna is very hard to reach. The Sipaliwini Airstrip is accessible by small planes. From the airstrip, it takes another 2 to 3 hour to reach the reserve along trails, or a canoe journey along the Sipaliwini River. Permission to enter the territory has to be obtained from the granman (tribal leader) who resides at Kwamalasamutu ...
Phyllobates aurotaenia is a member of the frog family Dendrobatidae, [1] [2] which are found in the tropical environments of Central and South America. First described by zoologist George Albert Boulenger in 1913, [3] P. aurotaenia is known for being the third most poisonous frog in the world [citation needed].
The dyeing poison dart frog is large for a poison dart frog, but may be smaller than Phyllobates terribilis and Ameerega trivittata. Small forms of D. tinctorius reach 3.5 cm (1.4 in) in snout–vent length; most variants are around 5 cm (2.0 in) in length or slightly bigger; some of the largest variants may reach 7 cm (2.8 in).