Lehmann’s poison frog  (Dendrobates lehmanni)

Lehmann's poison frog
Lehmann's poison frog
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Facts

Also known as: red-banded poison frog, Harlequin poison frog, Lehmann’s frog
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAmphibia
OrderAnura
FamilyDendrobatidae
GenusDendrobates (1)

Status

Classified as Critically Endangered (CR B2ab(iii)) on the IUCN Red List 2004 (1) and listed on Appendix II of CITES (2).

Description

ARKive is working with IUCN - International Union for Conservation of Nature, to source images of the world's threatened amphibian species. Together with Conservation International and NatureServe, IUCN has led a comprehensive assessment of the conservation status for the world's known species of frogs, toads, salamanders, newts and caecilians. To date, the project has involved the input of more than 600 herpetologists from around the world.

IUCN Red List category, and details of range, ecology, threats and conservation information for every known amphibian species, can be found on the IUCN Red List website.

View information on this species at the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Find out more

View a distribution map for this species at UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre.
View information on this species at the UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre.
For more information on the assessment of the conservation status of the world's amphibians, please see the amphibian portal on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species at www.iucnredlist.org/amphibians

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References

  1. IUCN Red List (November, 2005)
    http://www.redlist.org
  2. CITES (November, 2005)
    http://www.cites.org
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