Poison Frogs - Species - Minyobates Altobueyensis

Discovery	Silverstone, 1975, Sci. Bull. Nat. Hist. Mus. Los Angeles Cty., 21: 27.
Type locality	"summit marker of Alto del Buey, Departamento delChocó, Colombia, 1070 m."
Holotype	Het holotype LACM 71972 is located in the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Section of Herpetology, USA.
Etymology
Classification
Synonymy	English name: Alto de Buey Poison Frog / Golden Poison Frog (CITES). - Dendrobates altobueyensis. Silverstone, 1975, - Minyobates altobueyensis--Myers, 1987, Papeis Avulsos Zoologia. Universidade de São Paulo, 36: 304.
History
Physical description	Size: 15.5-17mm.
Distribution	985-1070 m elevation on the Alto del Buey, a mountain in the Serranía de Baudó, Chocó, Colombia.
Biotope	In the Alto del Buey area M. altobueyensis is found in a cool, misty biotope with secondary grasses and ferns.
Care and breeding	They can be kept at a temperature of 23-25°C.
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