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Striped Poison Dart Frog (Phyllobates lugubris) A very cool Central American frog species. Costa Rica,Geotagged,Lovely poison frog,Phyllobates lugubris Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Striped Poison Dart Frog (Phyllobates lugubris)

A very cool Central American frog species.

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    Ohhh, we almost got the genus complete! Missing:
    - Phyllobates vittatus

    Some added complexity, there's also a to be described species called Phyllobates sp. aff. aurotaenia:
    http://www.dendrowiki.org/phyllobates-sp1.html

    During our recent trip we photographed what people in Colombia refer to as "Phyllobates niche sp. nov". I'm still trying to figure out if this is the same species as the undescribed one above. But if it is, we'd cover that one as well :)     Posted 2 years ago
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      Well, I guess I better head to the Osa! What a terrible hardship that will be! Posted 2 years ago
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        That was easier than expected. Posted 2 years ago
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          I'm willing to make the sacrifice for the greater good!

          I actually have a good friend there who is excellent with frogs, so next trip!           Posted 2 years ago, modified 2 years ago
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            Seriously? How cool! Posted 2 years ago
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        Here's the 5th one, so now there's truly only 1 more to go :)

        Phyllobates niche - 2, San Cipriano Reserve, Colombia It was a lot of hard work but finally we found the #1 frog target of the San Cipriano Reserve location, which is also the hardest frog to find of our entire herping tour.<br /> <br /> This one is in the Phyllobates genus, which contains only 6 species. They can be considered the true poison dart frogs as only these species are so poisonous as to actually be used in poison darts for the sake of hunting. As such, it's a tiny subset of the ~200 species in the Dendrobatidae family which has the somewhat misleading name "Poison dart frogs".<br /> <br /> This particular species used to be considered a morph of the Kokoe Poison Frog (Phyllobates aurotaenia), yet is now treated as a separate species that is more closely related to Phyllobates terribilis (the ultimate poison frog). <br /> <br /> Thus, technically the temporary species name is Phyllobates sp. aff. aurotaenia. A new species, but awaiting its final name. The consensus seems to be that the final name will ultimately be Phyllobates niche. I first figured "niche" simply meant "new", but instead it means dark-skinned. It's a reference and in honour of the people of the Chocó region, the African-Colombian community. The word is also used to describe the local music, which is a specific style of salsa music.<br /> <br /> Update December 2024: new official name for this species is Phyllobates samperi.<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/146283/phyllobates_niche_-_1_san_cipriano_reserve_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/146284/phyllobates_niche_-_3_san_cipriano_reserve_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/146281/phyllobates_niche_-_4_san_cipriano_reserve_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/146282/phyllobates_niche_-_5_san_cipriano_reserve_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/146285/phyllobates_niche_-_6_san_cipriano_reserve_colombia.html<br /> Colombia,Colombia 2022,Geotagged,Phyllobates samperi,Phyllobates sp. aff. aurotaenia,San Cipriano Reserve,South America,Summer,World
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The Striped Poison Dart Frog

The Striped Poison Dart Frog is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae. It is found on the Caribbean versant of Central America from southeastern Nicaragua through Costa Rica to northwestern Panama, with one record just west of the Panama Canal.

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Uploaded Jan 9, 2023. Captured in 43W4+VM Limón Province, Guapiles, Costa Rica.
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