Sky-blue Poison Frog

Sky-blue Poison Frog
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Suborder:	Neobatrachia
Family:	Dendrobatidae
Genus:	Cryptophyllobates Lötters, Jungfer, and Widmer, 2000
Species:	C. azureiventris
Binomial name
Cryptophyllobates azureiventris Kneller and Henle, 1985
Synonyms
Hyloxalus azureiventris

The Sky-blue Poison Frog (Cryptophyllobates azureiventris) is a species of poison dart frog, native to the southern Andes in South America. Because of its unique DNA it is the sole species within the Cryptophyllobates genus.

A recent review proposed merging the Cryptophyllobates genus into a new genus, Hyloxalus.

Physical description

Its main distinguishing feature is dorsolateral stripes that run down the back and end on the posterior. Although it is usually considered closely related to Epipedobates genus, observations of its tadpoles offers evidence that it is closer to the Dendrobates genus.

References

• "Amphibian Species of the World - Cryptophyllobates azureiventris (Kneller and Henle, 1985)". http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/references.php?id=3102. Retrieved 2006-07-21. 
• "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Cryptophyllobates azureiventris". http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/55169/summ. Retrieved 2006-07-21. 

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