Epipedobates trivittatus (Three-Striped Arrow-Poison Frog)

Common Names

Common Names in English:

Three-Striped Arrow-Poison Frog

Description

Habitat

Ecology: It is a diurnal and terrestrial species that is found in old and second growth tropical rainforests on the forest floor. The eggs are laid in the litter and the tadpoles are carried on the back to temporary pools . (Ref. 57739)

List of Habitats :1.6Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland 5.8Wetlands (inland) - Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha)

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom: Animalia () - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Deuterostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Chordonia () - (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Phylum: Chordata () - Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
        Subphylum: Vertebrata () - Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
        Infraphylum: Gnathostomata () - Auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
        Superclass: Tetrapoda () - Goodrich, 1930
        Class: Amphibia () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Amphibians
        Subclass: Lissamphibia () - Haeckel, 1866
        Order: Anura () - (Rafinesque, 1815) Hogg, 1839:152
        Suborder: Neobatrachia () - Reig, 1958
        Superfamily: Dendrobatoidea () - Cope, 1865 (1850)
        Family: Dendrobatidae () - Cope, 1865
        Genus: Epipedobates () - Myers, 1987
        Specific name: trivittatus - (Spix, 1824)
        Scientific name: - Epipedobates trivittatus (Spix, 1824)

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 03-Feb-2005

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Epipedobates

There are approximately 34 species in this genus:

E. andinus · E. anthonyi · E. ardens · E. azureiventris · E. bassleri · E. bilinguis · E. bolivianus (Bolivian Poison Frog) · E. boulengeri · E. braccatus · E. cainarachi · E. erythromos · E. espinosai · E. femoralis · E. flavopictus · E. hahneli · E. ingeri · E. labialis · E. macero · E. maculatus · E. myersi · E. parvulus · E. petersi · E. pictus (Spot-Legged Poison Frog) · E. planipaleae (Oxapampa Poison Frog) · E. pongoensis · E. pulchripectus · E. rubriventris · E. rufulus · E. silverstonei · E. simulans · E. smaragdinus · E. tricolor · E. trivittatus · E. zaparo

Bibliography

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Amphibian Data. For additional documentation about utilization and CITES status, click on the Global Amphibian Assessment (GAA) link above to see the GAA account for this species or alternatively follow this link to the search function on the Global Amphibian Assessment web site and run your own search.
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Gascon, C. 1996. Amphibian litter fauna as river barrier in flooded and non flooded Amazonian rainforest. Biotropica 28(1): 136-140.
Gascon, C. and Pereira, O.S. 1993. Preliminary checklist of the herpetofauna of the upper rio Urucu, Amazonas. Brazil. Rev. Brasil. Zool. 10(1): 179-183.
Gorzula, S. and Balbas, L. 1991. Geographic Distribution: Epipedobates trivittatus. Herpetological Review 22(3): 102.
Hero, J.-M. 1990. An illustrated key to tadpoles occurring in the Central Amazon rainforest, Manaus, Amazonas, Brasil. Amazoniana 11(2): 201-262.
Heyer, W.R. 1977. Taxonomic notes on frogs from the Madeira and Purus Rivers, Brasil. Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 31(8): 141-162.
Hoogmoed, M.S. 1979. The herpetofauna of the Guianan region. Mus. Nat. Hist. Univ. Kansas Monogr. 7:
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Silverstone, P.A. 1976. A revision of the poison arrow frogs of the genus Phyllobates Bibron in Sagra (Family Dendrobatidae). Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Science Bulletin 27: 1-53.
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Ávila-Pires, T.C.S. and Hoogmoed, M.S. 1997. The Herpetofauna. In: P. Lisboa (ed.), Caxiuanã, pp. 389-401. Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, Belém.

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Contributors

Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 4, 2006.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 09, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
La Marca, E., Azevedo-Ramos, C. & Silvano, D. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 18, 2008.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 09, 2008:

University of Alaska Museum of the North: UAM Herpetology Specimens

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 26954
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-662298
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 562435
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 662298
IUCN ID: 55240
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 143360