- Colostethus breweri
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Colostethus breweri Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Anura Suborder: Neobatrachia Family: Dendrobatidae Genus: Colostethus Species: C. breweri Binomial name Colostethus breweri
(Brewer-Carías, 2006?)Colostethus breweri is a species of Poison dart frog. This species was recently discovered by scientists exploring the inaccessible and remote region of Aprada tepui in southern Venezuela. [1] The frog is named for its identifier, Charles Brewer-Carías. [2]
Scientists distinguished C. breweri from its close relatives by its particular skin pattern, absence of fringes on fingers, moderate toe webbing, tongue characteristics and yellow and orange coloration on its undersides.
It is described as a fast-moving frog that lives along creeks and in quiet pools along small streams along the slopes near the cave.
This is the eighteenth described species of Colostethus discovered in Venezuelan Guiana.
References
- ^ Bjorn Carey (February 28 2006). "Explorers Discover Huge Cave and New Poison Frogs". http://www.livescience.com/animalworld/060221_ghost_cave.html.
- ^ Barrio-Amorós CL (January 17 2006). "A new dendrobatid frog (Anura: Dendrobatidae: Colostethus) from Aprada tepui, southern Venezuela.". Zootaxa 1110: 59–68. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2006f/z01110p068f.pdf.
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