Kingdom Animalia Order Anura Genus Ranitomeya Higher classification Ranitomeya | Phylum Chordata Family Dendrobatidae Scientific name Ranitomeya variabilis Rank Species | |
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Similar Ranitomeya, Poison dart frog, Frog, Mimic poison frog, Amphibians | ||
The splash-back poison frog (Ranitomeya variabilis), also referred to as the variable poison frog or Zimmermann's poison frog, is a small species of poison dart frog known from the upper Huallaga River drainage of San Martín Region, Peru. It is semi-arboreal, living in the forest understory and canopy. Like other poison frogs, it contains alkaloid poisons. The mimic poison frog is a Müllerian mimic of this species.
The species was formerly considered to be synonym of Ranitomeya ventrimaculata.
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