Ranitomeya vanzolinii

(Myers, 1982)

Vernacular names
English : Brazilian poison frog
French : Dendrobate de Vanzolini

Classification
Class : Amphibia
Order : Anura
Family : Dendrobatidae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
Relatively small species, reaching up to 1.9 cm in length, males smaller than females. Pattern fairly consistant. Yellow dots on black background on back and flanks, legs are bluish-green with large black blotches, smaller near digits.

Range and habitat
The species occurs in South America, from central-eastern Peru (Loreto, Huanuco and Pasco) to western Brazil in Acre. Lives in primary lowland to foothills moist forests, to 1300 meters.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Appendix II
Status : The species has a large range in which large tracts of suitable habitat are still intact. However it is locally intensely collected for the pet trade.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

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