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Granular poison frog
Conservation status
Granular poison frog
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dendrobatidae
Genus: Oophaga
Species:
O. granulifera
Binomial name
Oophaga granulifera
(Taylor, 1958)
Synonyms
  • Dendrobates granuliferus Taylor, 1958
  • Dendrobates granulifer Taylor, 1958
  • Oophaga granuliferus (Taylor, 1958)

The granular poison frog or granular poison arrow frog (Oophaga granulifera) is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae, found in Costa Rica and Panama.[1] Originally described as Dendrobates granuliferus, it was moved to Oophaga in 1994.[2] Its natural habitats are tropical humid lowland forests; it is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

  1. ^ a b c IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Oophaga granulifera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T55186A3025447. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T55186A3025447.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Oophaga granulifera (Taylor, 1958)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 4 September 2014.

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