Loading AI tools
Ranitomeya rubrocephala is a species of frog of doubtful taxonomic status in the family Dendrobatidae.[1][2]
| Ranitomeya rubrocephala | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Dendrobatidae |
| Genus: | Ranitomeya |
| Species: | R. rubrocephala |
| Binomial name | |
| Ranitomeya rubrocephala (Schulte, 1999) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
|
Dendrobates rubrocephalus Schulte, 1999 | |
Taxonomic status of Ranitomeya rubrocephala is dubious, considered either nomen dubium[2] or nomen inquirendum.[1] The original species description was based on two specimens from an unspecific locality in the eastern slopes of the Andes in the Pasco Region, Peru, likely collected in 1956 by an unknown collector. Ranitomeya rubrocephala is a small (snout–vent length less than 15 mm (0.6 in)) frog that in preservative is entirely black, except for the reddish-orange head and throat patch. However, the specimens are in bad condition, making it very difficult to associate newly collected specimens with this species. Ranitomeya rubrocephala is perhaps conspecific with Ranitomeya benedicta.[2]
Wikiwand in your browser!
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.
