Silverstoneia flotator

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Silverstoneia flotator
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Silverstoneia flotator in Panama
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dendrobatidae
Genus: Silverstoneia
Species:
S. flotator
Binomial name
Silverstoneia flotator
(Dunn, 1931)
Synonyms

Phyllobates flotatorDunn, 1931
Colostethus flotator(Dunn, 1931)

Silverstoneia flotator, the rainforest rocket frog, is a terrestrial, diurnal frog found in humid lowlands of Costa Rica and Panama. It is generally very common and therefore considered to be of least concern by the IUCN. The taxonomy is in need of a review, as it may consist of a complex of several species.

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References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2015). "Silverstoneia flotator". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2015: e.T55082A54343502. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T55082A54343502.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.

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