Rainforest Rocket Frog

Rainforest Rocket Frog
Colostethus flotator
Colostethus flotator in Panama
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Suborder: Neobatrachia
Family: Dendrobatidae
Genus: Colostethus
Species: C. flotator
Binomial name
Colostethus flotator
(Dunn, 1931)

Colostethus flotator is a terrestrial, diurnal frog found in humid lowlands of Costa Rica and Panama. It is generally very common and therefore considered to be of Least Concern by IUCN. The taxonomy is in need of a review, as it may consist of a complex of several species.

References

  • Solís et al. (2004). Colostethus flotator. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. Database entry includes a range map and justification for why this species is of least concern

External links

Media related to Colostethus flotator at Wikimedia Commons Data related to Silverstoneia flotator at Wikispecies