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 Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Ordo: Anura

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

Name

Colostethus mertensi (Cochran & Goin, 1964)

• Holotype: FMNH 54456, collected by K. von Sneidern in November 1945.
• Type locality: “Quintana, near Popayán, [Departamento] Cauca, Colombia”.

Combinations

• Phyllobates mertensi Cochran & Goin, 1964: 255 [original combination]
• Colostethus mertensi — Edwards, 1971: 148 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Cochran, D.M. & Goin, C.J. 1964. Description of a new frog of the genus Phyllobates from Colombia (Amphibia, Ranidae, Dendrobatinae). Senckenbergiana Biologica 45: 255–257. Reference page. 
• Edwards, S.R. 1971. Taxonomic notes on South American Colostethus with descriptions of two new species (Amphibia, Dendrobatidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 84: 147–162. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2017. IUCN: Colostethus mertensi  (Vulnerable). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T55115A85894530. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T55115A85894530.en. Accessed on 16 November 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Mertens' Rocket Frog