Splash-Backed Poison Frog
Facts about this animal
Medium sized poison frog (30-40mm). The colouring is usually black with a yellow or orange "splashed" back, like a paint splash has been dropped on his back. The colouring on the splash can vary from yellow via orange to (red)brown. Terrestrial. Eggs are laid on the ground, where they hatch in 10 to 14 days. The tadpoles are then carried to the water.
Did you know?
These frogs seem to gather in small true social groups and stay even in corporal contact with members of the same species for a short period, independent of the presence of a food source, lack of moisture or of the reproduction period.The population trend is stable (Red List IUCN 2012).
|Name (Scientific)||Adelphobates galactonotus|
|Name (English)||Splash-Backed Poison Frog|
|Name (French)||Dendrobate du Tapajos|
|Name (Spanish)||Rana flecha moteada, Rana de flecha de espalda pintada|
|CITES Status||Appendix II|
|CMS Status||Not listed|
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|Habitat||It lives in the leaf litter of the tropical rain forest, where little light reaches the ground and reproduction takes place in temporary pools|
|Wild population||Locally abundant. Forest conversion, logging, fire and the international pet trade are threats to this species. The populations in Tocantins state are threatened by hydroelectric development.|
|Zoo population||104 reported to ISIS (2007). Also kept as pet by private owners.|
In the Zoo
How this animal should be transported
For air transport, Container Note 45 of the IATA Live Animals Regulations should be followed.
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Why do zoos keep this animal
Neotropical frogs are threatened by habitat distruction, disease and other factors. Zoos and aquariums keeping these species want to build up reserve populations and to raise awareness of the global amphibian crisis. Several zoos have also linked their ex situ activities with involvement in in situ conservation.