Adelphobates quinquevittatus

Adelphobates quinquevittatus (Rio Madeira poison frog or more ambiguously, Amazonian poison frog) is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae found in the Rio Madeira drainage in the southern Amazon Basin in Brazil and Bolivia. Most records of this species before 1990 refer to Ranitomeya ventrimaculata.^[3][4][1]

Adelphobates quinquevittatus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Dendrobatidae
Genus:	Adelphobates
Species:	A. quinquevittatus
Binomial name
Adelphobates quinquevittatus (Steindachner, 1864)
Synonyms
Dendrobates quinquevittatus Steindachner, 1864

Habitat

Scientists have observed this frog on the leaf litter in tropical rainforests. Its known range includes protected parks, including Parque Estadual de Guajará-Mirím.^[1]

Reproduction

The female frog lays eggs on the leaf litter. After the eggs hatch, the adult frogs carry the tadpoles to water, such as that in bromeliad plants and in the husks of Brazil nuts.^[1]

Threats

The IUCN classifies this frog as least concern of extinction. What threat it faces comes from deforestation in favor of agriculture, mining, fires, and hydroelectric dams.^[1]