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Sapito Dardo Trilistado

(Ameerega trivittata)

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Description

Ameerega trivittatus,formerly Epipedobates trivittatus,is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae commonly known as the three-striped poison frog.It is found in Bolivia,Brazil,Colombia,Guyana,Peru,Suriname,Venezuela,possibly Ecuador,and possibly French Guiana.The male three-striped poison frog has a snout-to-vent length of about 42 mm (1.65 in) and the female reaches about 55 mm (2.17 in).It has a slightly protruding snout with no teeth,finely granulated skin on its dorsal surface and smooth skin on its flanks and ventral surface.The digits are unwebbed and the first finger is longer than the second finger.The colouring of this species varies somewhat between locations but in general it has a black back and sides,a black belly suffused blue posteriorly and yellowish-green or light-brown limbs.Two yellowish-green lateral stripes run from the snout to the hind legs

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Amphibia
Order:Anura
Family:Dendrobatidae
Genus:Ameerega
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