Colostethus mertensi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anura

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Batrachomorpha Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Ordo: Anura

Familia: Dendrobatidae
Subfamilia: Colostethinae
Genus: Colostethus
Species: Colostethus mertensi

Name

Colostethus mertensi (Cochran & Goin, 1964)

Type locality: "Quintana, near Popayán, [Departamento] Cauca, Colombia".

Holotype: FMNH 54456.

Synonyms

• Phyllobates mertensi Cochran & Goin, 1964
• Colostethus mertensi — Edwards, 1971

References

• Cochran and Goin, 1964, Senckenb. Biol., 45: 255.
• Edwards, 1971, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 84: 148.
• Frost, D.R. 2021. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.1. Electronic Database accessible at https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. DOI: 10.5531/db.vz.0001 Colostethus mertensi . Accessed on 23 May 2008.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Colostethus mertensi  (Endangered) Downloaded on 23 May 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Mertens' Rocket Frog