Golfodulcean poison frog
Phyllobates vittatus in mating
The Striped sheet Steiger ( Phyllobates vittatus ), also called striped poison dart frog, is one of five species of the genus sheet Steiger ( Phyllobates ) in the family of the poison dart frog ( Dendrobatidae ).
Description
The Striped leaf climber reaches a maximum length of about three inches, males stay a bit smaller. The basic color of the hull is black on the upper side and pull over the entire back laterally two reddish stripes. The males have a vocal sac, with which they can produce trilling calls to attract the females. The poison of the Phyllobates species is very effective. It is obtained through the inclusion of certain invertebrates, which carry relatively harmless alkaloids in itself, from which the frog can win the highly toxic batrachotoxin. In captivity, however, the poison effect is back after a few months due to lack of availability of poison delivered prey. No later than the first generation hatched in captivity should be non-toxic.
Occurrence of life
The Striped sheet Steiger occurs at the southwestern Pacific side of Costa Rica ( Golfo Dulce region). The animals are mostly bottom dwellers; to hunt for ants, beetles and other small invertebrates they climb even smaller bushes. The spawning delivery takes place on bromeliads leaves on trees. Only there the eggs are fertilized by the males. These operate with the eggs and the larvae hatched brood care by moistening the eggs and then carry the tadpoles on her back, before she dismissed the further development of the water.
Protection status, risk
Phyllobates vittatus is 1332/2005 listed in the European Wildlife Trade Regulation Regulation (EC ) No Appendix B, as well as in the CITES Convention in Appendix 2 Accordingly, the animals are notifiable in captivity in the EU.
The IUCN classifies the species as "endangered ", or " critically endangered ", a. In addition to direct habitat destruction and habitat fragmentation and wild catches have contributed for the purpose of animal husbandry on the ongoing threat.