Cauca Poison Frog

About the Cauca Poison Frog

The Cauca poison frog (Andinobates bombetes, synonyms Dendrobates bombetes, Ranitomeya bombetes) is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae. It is endemic to Colombia. The adult male frog measures about 17.76 mm in snout-vent length and the adult female frog about 18.63 mm. The skin of the dorsum is black or dark brown in base color with red or orange marks from the nose to the middle of the body, sometimes to the end of the body, with at least one case of the stripes involving the front legs. There is a blotch of red or orange color on the head. The sides of the body are black in color, even if the rest of the back is brown. There are yellow or yellow-green spots on the sides. The front legs can be red or orange in color but are always the same color as the stripes on the back. The upper lip can be the same color as the stripes or it can be pale green infused with some red. The dorsal surfaces of all four feet can have some blue, green, or yellow color. The toes of all four feet are light brown or gray in color. The ventral surfaces of the feet are dark gray in color. The ventral surfaces of the forelegs are black with lighter marks. The ventral surfaces of... Wikipedia →