Supatá golden frog | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Dendrobatidae |
Subfamily: | Dendrobatinae |
Genus: | Ranitomeya |
Species: | R. sp. nov. "Supatáe"
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Binomial name | |
Ranitomeya sp. nov. "Supatáe" |
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]
The frog is 0.8 inches (2.0 cm) long. [2]
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]
Supatá golden frog | |
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Scientific 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" |
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]
The frog is 0.8 inches (2.0 cm) long. [2]
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]