Supatá golden frog

The Supatá golden frog (Ranitomeya sp. nov. "Supatáe")[1] is a species of poison dart frog endemic to Colombia. It was discovered in 2007.[2]

Supatá golden frog
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dendrobatidae
Subfamily: Dendrobatinae
Genus: Ranitomeya
Species:
R. sp. nov. "Supatáe"
Binomial name
Ranitomeya sp. nov. "Supatáe"

Description

The frog is 0.8 inches (2.0 cm) long.[2]

Etymology and habitat

The Supatá golden frog has been named after the municipality of Supatá, homeland of the pre-Columbian Panche people. In Chibcha supatá means "low and fertile land"[3] It is only found in a 20-hectare (49-acre) section of the Cundinamarca Department of Colombia.[2]

References

  1. "Supatá's Golden Frog Project: Conservation of new amphibians in Colombia" (PDF). Ecodiversidad Colombia Foundation. 24 August 2013. p. 29. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
  2. "Poisonous 'Golden Frog' Discovered". Live Science. August 28, 2007. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
  3. (in Spanish) Meaning Supatá - accessed 29-04-2016


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