Mannophryne Explained

Mannophryne is a genus of frogs native to Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago. They are sometimes known as the fingered poison frogs. This genus was created in 1992 and corresponds to the former Colostethus trinitatis species group.[1] All species have a dark throat collar.[2]

Species

Mannophryne contains 20 species,[1] [3] many of which used to be classified in the genus Colostethus:[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mannophryne La Marca, 1992 . Frost, Darrel R. . 2014 . Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 . American Museum of Natural History . 17 August 2014.
  2. Book: Herpetology: An Introductory Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles . 4th . Laurie J.. Vitt. Janalee P. . Caldwell. Academic Press. 2014. 487.
  3. Web site: Dendrobatidae . 2015 . AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application] . Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb . 16 April 2015.

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