| Cryptic Poison Frogs | |
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| Physical description | |
| Lifespan | Average 4-6 years |
| Average Size | Up to 3 cm |
| Average weight | 2 grams |
| Diet | Insectivorous |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Amphibia |
| Order | Anura |
| Family | Dendrobatidae |
| Genus | Hyloxalus |
Hyloxalus, also known by the common name Cryptic Poison Frogs, is a genus of frogs in the family Dendrobatidae. The genus is distributed in Central and South America, from Panama south to Peru (along the Pacific coast), along with Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador. Species also inhabit the eastern foothills of the Andes in Bolivia to Venezuela, east to the upper Amazon Basin. Many Hyloxalus species, such as the cream-back, bear superficial resemblances to hylids, such as the presence of small webs between their toes, and the fact that the discs at the end of their toes are slightly adhesive. This may be one of the oldest of dendrobatid genera; if this is the case, the genus has changed little since it first evolved.
Species[]
- Hyloxalus abditaurantius
- Hyloxalus aeruginosus
- Hyloxalus anthracinus
- Hyloxalus argyrogaster
- Hyloxalus awa
- Hyloxalus azureiventris (Sky-blue Poison Frog)
- Hyloxalus betancuri
- Hyloxalus bocagei
- Hyloxalus borjai
- Hyloxalus cevallosi
- Hyloxalus chlorocraspedus
- Hyloxalus chocoensis
- Hyloxalus elachyhistus
- Hyloxalus eleutherodactylus
- Hyloxalus exasperatus
- Hyloxalus excisus
- Hyloxalus faciopunctulatus
- Hyloxalus fallax
- Hyloxalus fascianiger
- Hyloxalus fuliginosus
- Hyloxalus idiomelus
- Hyloxalus insulatus
- Hyloxalus leucophaeus
- Hyloxalus littoralis
- Hyloxalus maculosus
- Hyloxalus maquipucuna
- Hyloxalus marmoreoventris
- Hyloxalus mittermieri
- Hyloxalus mystax
- Hyloxalus nexipus
- Hyloxalus parcus
- Hyloxalus patitae
- Hyloxalus peculiaris
- Hyloxalus pinguis
- Hyloxalus pulchellum
- Hyloxalus pulcherrimus
- Hyloxalus pumilus
- Hyloxalus ramosi
- Hyloxalus ruizi
- Hyloxalus saltuarius
- Hyloxalus sauli
- Hyloxalus shuar
- Hyloxalus sordidatus
- Hyloxalus spilotogaster
- Hyloxalus subpunctatus
- Hyloxalus toachi
- Hyloxalus utcubambensis
- Hyloxalus vergeli
- Hyloxalus vertebralis
- Hyloxalus whymperi