Ecuador Poison Frog

About the Ecuador Poison Frog

Ameerega bilinguis, the Ecuador poison frog, is a species of frogs in the family Dendrobatidae found in Colombia, Ecuador, and possibly Peru. Scientists gave this frog the Latin name bilinguis for its two-pulsed call. This terrestrial frog's natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland primary forest and secondary forests, including areas that flood for part of the year, though the frogs only live there when they are not flooded. The frog has been found on the leaf litter between 125 and 800 meters above sea level.

The frog's range includes protected parks: Parque Nacional Yasuni, Reserva Biólogica Limoncocha, and Reserva de Produccion Faunística. The adult male measures 16.5–20.2 mm in snout-vent length and the adult female frog 18.6–22.7 mm. The skin of the frog's back is black in color with red marks. The ventral areas are light blue in color with black bars with diffuse margins. The flanks are black with a light blue stripe. There is more blue color toward the vent. The tops of the feet are dark gray in color. There are yellow marks near where the legs meet the body. The iris of the eye is black in color. The sides of... Wikipedia →