Ranitomeya flavovittata is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae. It is endemic to Peru and known with certainty only from the Loreto Region where its type locality is.[2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Dendrobatidae |
| Genus: | Ranitomeya |
| Species: | R. flavovittata
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| Binomial name | |
| Ranitomeya flavovittata (Schulte, 1999)
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| Synonyms | |
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Dendrobates flavovittatus Schulte, 1999 | |
Habitat and conservation edit
Ranitomeya flavovittata occur in old-growth and secondary tropical forests. They seem to use Guzmania bromeliads for breeding. Habitat loss and pet trade are threats to the species.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Ranitomeya flavovittata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T55183A177119684. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T55183A177119684.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Ranitomeya flavovittata (Schulte, 1999)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
- ^ Brown, J.L., et al. (2011). A taxonomic revision of the Neotropical frog genus Ranitomeya (Amphibia: Dendrobatidae). Zootaxa 3083: 1–120
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