Animalia > Chordata > Amphibia > Anura > Dendrobatidae > Adelphobates > Adelphobates castaneoticusAdelphobates castaneoticus (Brazil-nut Poison Frog)Synonyms: Dendrobates castaneoticus The Brazil-nut poison frog (Adelphobates castaneoticus) is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae. It is endemic to the state of Pará in Brazil. Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss. The frog is believed to have received its common name from the fact that its tadpoles sometimes develop in the hard capsules of the Brazil nut tree, which are common in its range. The nuts fall to the forest floor where they are broken open by agoutis and other animals seeking the seeds, and empty husks fill with water. |
Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) Unique (100) Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) Unique & Vulnerable (100) ED Score: 6.68 EDGE Score: 2.04 |
Diet [1] | Carnivore (Invertebrates) | | Female Maturity [1] | 6 months 3 days | Male Maturity [1] | 6 months 3 days | | Litter Size [1] | 7 | Litters / Year [1] | 1 | Snout to Vent Length [1] | 0.894 inches (2.27 cm) |
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Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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